Award

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

06 Nov 2025 at 14:38

TenderUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 13:13

TenderUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 13:03

Award

16 Sep 2025 at 13:11

Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council has initiated a procurement process under the title "Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)," seeking services within the community health sector. The main goal of this contract is to enhance mental health services, particularly for children and young people and their families. The contract, valued at £90,000, commenced on 1st October 2025 and is set to run until 1st July 2026, with an optional extension to 1st April 2027. The service provider will continue to be NESSie IN Ed CIC, having been awarded the contract through a direct award process under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement falls outside the typical Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the specific regime applied.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community health services, targeting adolescent mental health. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in mental health services that effectively cater to younger demographics and have the capacity to adhere to direct award procurement processes will find this contract particularly aligned with their growth objectives. The extension possibilities also present robust potential for stability and long-term engagement, especially for businesses capable of maintaining satisfactory service standards as demonstrated by the current provider. Businesses interested in expanding within the UK, specifically in the Peterborough region, would benefit from engaging in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

Notice Description

To support better mental health for all and more specifically the mental health of children and young people (CYP) and their families.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To support better mental health for all and more specifically the mental health of children and young people (CYP) and their families. Peterborough City Council intends to award this contract to the existing provider of this service (NESSie IN Ed CIC) in line with Direct Award Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The approximate lifetime value of this contract was originally listed as PS267,000 (which was the total aggregated spend in relation to this contract and included both this award as well as the previous contract) and should have instead stated PS90,000 (the cost for this award specifically). The contract is due to commence from 1st October 2025 and will run until 1st July 2026. The contract will include an optional 9 month extension period. If the optional extension is used then the contract end date will be 1st April 2027.

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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 midnight on 26th September 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-059b5b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071680-2025
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

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£357,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Sep 20255 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
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Helen Davies
Contact Email
helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NESSIE IN ED

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