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title: "West Essex Youth Counselling Service"
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# West Essex Youth Counselling Service

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-93c33d6c-9d62-4e0a-84f7-03202564ec79

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Attain as the buying organisation for the "West Essex Youth Counselling Service," intended to provide emotional wellbeing support to children and young people. This contract falls under the health services category, with a total value of £100,815 and is located in East of England, specifically Epping, Essex. It was officially awarded on 18 March 2020 and has a contract duration running from 1 April 2020 to 31 January 2022. This procurement was conducted through a direct method as a single tender action, as it was below the threshold.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health and counselling services, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Suppliers that can deliver services supporting the emotional wellbeing of youth will find alignment with the objectives of this contract. As the scope of the service may evolve based on ongoing discussions among Essex collaborative partners, there could be further opportunities for contractors capable of adapting to potential changes in service delivery requirements.

## Notice

The Youth Counselling Service (YCT) was commissioned from 1st April 2020 to deliver a short-term contract to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of children and young people who do not require a specialist mental health service but who otherwise need additional support. The programme is funded by West Essex CCG with Local Transformation Plan monies. The contract duration is set to align with the current Southend, Essex and Thurrock Children & Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (SET CAMHS) Service. The scope of the SET CAMHS service is currently being developed by the collaborative partners within Essex. Through these discussions a decision will be made whether this service sits within the scope of the main CAMHS service and will be procured with it or not. Should the decision be taken that the service sits separately a commissioning and procurement decision will be taken to support the longer-term provision for this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c55892b5-3c0c-46b1-9642-abc5fb29e5bb |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Jan 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,815 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,815 |
| 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 | EPPING |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM16 6TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH35 West Essex |
| Local authority | Epping Forest |
| Electoral ward | Epping East |
| Westminster constituency | Epping Forest |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YOUNG CONCERN TRUST (YCT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2020 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c55892b5-3c0c-46b1-9642-abc5fb29e5bb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c55892b5-3c0c-46b1-9642-abc5fb29e5bb
  1st December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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