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title: "Provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Services in Mid and South Essex"
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# Provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Services in Mid and South Essex

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0eb248ad-98ac-4d73-92e7-22dabbe6249e

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## Summary

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Services in Mid and South Essex to Open Door. The contract, valued at £50,328.00, will run for 12 months from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. This procurement falls under the health services industry category and utilised the procurement method of direct procurement via a Single Tender Action below the threshold. The tender period ended on 11th December 2023.

This award presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in providing counselling services to children and young people. Businesses located in the East of England region, particularly in Basildon, could find this contract beneficial for growth. The procurement process has now reached its award stage, with the buyer being Attain and the supplier being Open Door.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). The contract award is made to Open Door for the provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Services across Mid and South Essex. The contract term is 12 months, commencing 1st April 2024 and expiring on 31st March 2025, at a total aggregate Contract Value of PS50,328.00 The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) for spend above PS30,000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e7880d-5e95-429d-aa2c-1b4811224b7b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,328 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,328 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ATTAIN |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OPEN DOOR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e7880d-5e95-429d-aa2c-1b4811224b7b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e7880d-5e95-429d-aa2c-1b4811224b7b
  20th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/

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