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title: "Children and Young People Online Counselling Service"
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# Children and Young People Online Counselling Service

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8fd2b97b-4647-4d17-a121-0efcc639e052

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## Summary

The Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking suppliers for a procurement titled "Children and Young People Online Counselling Service," aimed at enhancing mental health and wellbeing support for youth in the East Midlands, specifically in areas such as Mansfield and Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Nottingham. This tender process, classified under guidance and counselling services, is currently in the Award stage, with the contract effective from 1st January 2020 to 31st March 2021. The total contract value is £187,500, following an open procurement method, which allows all interested parties to compete. The tender period concluded on 3rd July 2019, with the award decision published on 29th August 2019.

This contracting opportunity can foster significant growth for businesses offering mental health solutions, particularly those with expertise in online counselling services. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are ideally positioned to compete, given the emphasis on innovative and effective service delivery models focused on early intervention and prevention in mental health support. Companies that can demonstrate a strong track record in providing online mental health services or mobile applications will likely benefit from this contract.

## Notice

Commissioners are seeking to procure an online mental health and wellbeing counselling service for the children and young people of Nottinghamshire (Mansfield and Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Nottingham North and East, Nottingham West, Rushcliffe and Bassetlaw). The service vision is to ensure children and young people have timely access to safe online support, ensuring their voice is heard via high quality innovative service models which focus on early intervention and prevention, via outcome focused integrated and multi-agency working. The service will provide emotional mental health and wellbeing support through an online/web-based counselling service, which will also be available via mobile applications. The scope and nature of the services required by the Council are set out in more detail in the Specification. The contract duration will be for an initial term of two years, with an option to extend annually for a further two years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ec1f95c-863c-42b4-9ead-d0fad00fa63c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £187,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £187,500 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | XENZONE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2019 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ec1f95c-863c-42b4-9ead-d0fad00fa63c
- 3 Jun 2019 at 08:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a79ee5a-dde2-4574-9525-a616ed23012a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ec1f95c-863c-42b4-9ead-d0fad00fa63c
  29th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a79ee5a-dde2-4574-9525-a616ed23012a
  3rd June 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2eec46cb-d585-e911-80f7-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk

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