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Youth Worker Service to Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Award

27 May 2025 at 15:33

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board has issued a Provider Selection Regime intention to award notice for a youth worker service contract. This falls under the health services industry category and involves placing youth workers at acute hospitals in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. The procurement method used is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with a standstill period until 09 June 2025. The intended contract award to Barnardo’s Services Limited carries a value of £57,500, covering the period from 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, pending official confirmation.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare and youth services, particularly those with expertise in working with young people facing long-term conditions and mental health challenges. Organisations that provide holistic and trauma-informed care approaches could effectively compete, leveraging opportunities for early intervention and improved community integration. The contract's focus on reducing emergency department re-attendance and promoting mental wellbeing aligns well with the objectives of service providers adept in collaborative practices with clinical teams and stakeholders to enhance healthcare outcomes for young populations.

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Notice Title

Youth Worker Service to Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

Notice Description

The service places Youth Workers in wards and clinics at the 3 Acute hospitals, playing a crucial role in supporting Children and Young People aged 11-25 years with Long Term Conditions and displaying low -medium level mental health issues. The Youth Workers provide a holistic, compassionate and trauma informed approach, having the time to begin to forge trusting relationships with the CYP that clinical staff may not be able to due to capacity, experience and perceived barriers of uniformed services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider SMASH Youth Project in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The youth worker service will through early intervention and prevention reduce re-attendance in ED for less complex patients * Through early intervention and prevention reduce re-admissions to hospital * Improved clinical experience for CYP * Provide an integrated "handholding" support service to access longer term provider led or community based support and/or CYP mental health services. * Improve the overall hospital experience for CYP and their families/carers * Timely access to appropriate interventions and successful engagement in collaborative community and statutory services for improved mental and emotional well-being. * Reduction in subsequent medical appointments missed * Increased CYP adherence to treatment plans and subsequent improvement in initial/primary presented health condition * Increased time for clinical staff & CAMHS/AWP to focus on the medical needs of patients * Through early intervention improve the mental wellbeing of engaging CYP * Increased knowledge, empathy and understanding of working with CYP for clinical and hospital staff, through close working with and upskilling of hospital staff colleagues resulting in the clinical teams fully understanding the youth worker role, service, referral pathway options and benefits. * Reduce unwarranted variation and therefore improve health comes for CYP across BSW * Work in an integrated way with all stakeholders to improve the support provided for CYP and reduce the inequalities/inequity CYP face. * Receive regular supervision and mentoring from a Clinical Manager and have access to independent clinical supervision as appropriate. It is intended to award this to Barnardo's Services Limited. The contract will run from 1st July 2025 - 31st March 2026 and be valued at PS57,500. This notice has been published by 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 09/06/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052752
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027865-2025
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

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£57,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20259 months 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 BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
donnaharrington@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHIPPENHAM
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLK14 Swindon

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARNARDO'S SERVICES

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