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12 Mar 2025 at 14:13

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25 Feb 2025 at 16:14

Summary of the contracting process

NHS North Central London ICB has confirmed the award of a contract titled "12-25 Psychology Service" in the category of psychiatrist or psychologist services. This tender is focused on providing voluntary sector counselling services in secondary schools located in Tottenham and Crouch End, covering mental health interventions for young people aged 12 to 24 years, along with their families and carers. The contract, awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, has a lifetime value of £645,672 and will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 without an option to extend. The contract was formally awarded on 10th March 2025 following the intention to award notice published earlier.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mental health services, particularly those with experience in dealing with young people's mental health challenges including conduct disorders, anxiety, depression, and other related issues. Businesses capable of delivering professional, supervised clinical interventions would find this contract beneficial for growth. The existing provider has already proven their ability to meet critical criteria such as quality, value for money, and reducing health inequalities, implying a high standard for competition. Given the direct award process, businesses aiming to replicate this success in similar future opportunities should maintain high innovation and collaboration standards within local healthcare systems.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

12-25 Psychology Service

Notice Description

Children & Families - Voluntary sector counselling service based in secondary schools, Tottenham and Crouch End.The service provides specialist therapeutic one to one interventions to Young People aged 12 - 24 years old including their families and carers. Children & Families - The Provider has professonally registrated clinicians that are clinically well-supervised. These include Children and young people who will typically present with one or more of the following:<br/>Family issues - where this is having an adverse effect and the child or young person is showing signs of developing a mental health problem or disorder<br/>Mental health difficulties arising from sexual, emotional, physical abuse or other adverse childhood experiences and trauma<br/>Mild to moderate emotional and behavioural disorders<br/>Behaviour problems (eg. sleep, school refusal) once physical causes have been considered and the behaviour falls outside what might be considered to be within the range of normal behaviour<br/>Conduct disorders<br/>Anxiety, depression, stress and or other mood disorders, e.g. low self-esteem, panic, OCD<br/>Adjustment reactions<br/>Neurodiverse<br/>phobias<br/>Self-harm and suicidality - where this is mild to moderate, or supported by other agencies as needed.<br/>Eating difficulties<br/>Bereavement<br/>Bullying<br/>Anger management issues, violence and aggression<br/>Relationship problems<br/>Sexuality<br/>Gender identity<br/>Drug or alcohol misuse<br/>We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 6th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'<br/>Notice Ref

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009002-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS North Central London ICB
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N1 1TH
Postcode Area
North London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI54 Enfield

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Laycock
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Open Door

Further Information

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