Notice Information
Notice Title
Children's and Young People Phoenix Service to NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Notice Description
Somerset Phoenix Service, which supports children and young people (CYP) aged 5-18 years in Somerset who have experienced sexual abuse. The service provides specialist, trauma-informed interventions, including counselling, trauma-focused therapy, play therapy and emotional wellbeing support, to CYP who do not meet the threshold for specialist mental health services. Additionally, it offers guidance for parents, carers and professionals, ensuring a holistic approach to recovery.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intents to award a contract to an existing provider, following a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C whilst a competitive process is undertaken. The Somerset Phoenix Service (also referred to as the Child Sexual Abuse Support Service, CSAS) provides specialist support for children and young people (CYP) aged 5-18 years in Somerset who have experienced sexual abuse. It delivers age-appropriate, trauma-informed interventions to mitigate the psychological and emotional impact of abuse, improving mental health and wellbeing. The service also supports parents, carers and professionals, equipping them with tools to respond effectively. Scope of Services The Somerset Phoenix Service offers a comprehensive package of therapeutic and emotional wellbeing support for CYP who have experienced sexual abuse but do not meet the threshold for specialist mental health services. The service provides: * Individual and group therapeutic interventions, including counselling, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), play therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). * Support for parents and carers, helping them to understand the impact of sexual abuse and how to aid their child's recovery. * Training and guidance for professionals, including education, healthcare and social care staff, to improve responses to sexual abuse. * A trauma-informed, child-centred approach, ensuring services are delivered in a safe, confidential, and accessible environment. The service prioritises younger children and those who have experienced sexual abuse through physical contact or extreme non-contact abuse. To prevent disruption to vital services, the ICB has taken the decision to directly award a six-month contract whilst the procurement is undertaken. The six-month contract value is PS190,218 and will cover the period from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025. This advert is published NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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 the relevant authority by 31/03/2025. 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-04f729
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010599-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
85312320 - Counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £190,218 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Ian Weston
- Contact Email
- ian.weston3@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YEOVIL
- Postcode
- BA22 8HR
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Brympton
- Westminster Constituency
- Yeovil
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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