Notice Information
Notice Title
Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service
Notice Description
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of the Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of the Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (NHS STW) currently holds a contract with Axis Counselling for this service and anticipates no change to the current service provision. Axis is a charity with 30 years' experience of working with victims/survivors of sexual abuse across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The service offers a range of support across the counselling and ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) services. Axis Counselling work with people aged 5+ who have experienced: * Childhood sexual abuse * Child sexual exploitation * Sexual assault, sexual violence, rape. * Online sexual abuse In addition, the service supports family members of Victims/Survivors of sexual trauma. The service offers a range of services including a Trauma Informed Online Self-Help Programme, Workshops, Brief Counselling, Trauma Focused Counselling & Group work. NHS STW is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10). The intention is to award a contract to Axis Counselling, the existing provider, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The contract period shall be for a period 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March2026. The estimated contract value is PS163,283.00.
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eaa9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028343-2025
- 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
- £163,283 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Hayley Smith
- Contact Email
- h.smith27@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 7770493216
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TELFORD
- Postcode
- TF1 1LX
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
- Delivery Location
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin, TLG22 Shropshire
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Haygate & Park
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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