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title: "Community Counselling Service"
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# Community Counselling Service

Buyer: NHS HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WIGHT CCG  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e9da

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## Summary

The NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG is overseeing a procurement process for the "Community Counselling Service", classified under health and social work services, targeting support for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Currently at the award stage, this tender follows a limited procurement method and is aimed at delivering services across mainland Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The contract period runs from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, with previous contracts valued at approximately £595,935 for Hampshire and £268,212 for the Isle of Wight. The submission deadline for bids was 12 November 2021.

This procurement presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those focused on mental health support for young individuals. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find competitive advantages in responding to this tender, given the emphasis on innovative solutions in counselling and support services. Companies capable of offering digital platforms or preventative mental health initiatives are particularly well-suited to engage with the ongoing demands articulated by the CCG, catering to a diverse range of needs among young people.

## Notice

Counselling Support services for children and young people during 2014/2015. The service provides Tier 2 Counselling Service for Children and Young People 0 - 18 years old (19yrs for C/YP with Learning disability) who have or are at high risk of developing emotional wellbeing and/or mental health difficulties. There are a variety of difficulties for which children may require support. These difficulties include (but are not exclusively): * Family and relationship issues * Low mood * Anxiety * Low self-esteem * Anger and challenging behaviours * Self-harm * Abuse and neglect * Bullying * Bereavement * Suicidal thoughts

### Lot Information

Community Counselling Service: mainland Hampshire (exc Southampton and Portsmouth)

No Limits were the successful bidder following the competitive, compliant Hampshire tender and commenced delivery in April 2016. The contract was for 3 years and was extended by two further years to expire on 31st March 2021, which was legally provisioned within the contract. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak gave rise to an urgent need for the continuation of the provision of Counselling Service beyond the previously advertised contract duration. The Contracting Authority considers COVID-19 to be an unforeseen state of urgency and therefore as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 published a Regulation 72 notice to extend the service by 6+6 months to expire on 31st March 2022. The Isle of Wight conducted an AQP (Any Qualified Provider) process and awarded IOW Youth Trust and Talk2 counselling provided by Barnardos in 2012. Under the Monitor Regulations which were in place when the contract became live allowed for extension periods without publishing additional notices or further competition. In 2020, due to the COVID 19 outbreak NHS England stated all contracts should be moved over to block contracts to ease the burden of work. Therefore the contract was amended to an activity based direct award to support the providers financial stability with an extension to the existing contract giving the Contracting Authority sufficient time to comply with undertaking a compliant competitive procurement process. This contract is in place until 31st March 2022. Due to the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and prior to undertaking a competitive procurement process, the CCG would like to undertake a full and robust service review with coproduction and engagement of service users and their families / carers and a robust option appraisal as to what is required for the future to meet the demands of those with lower mental health needs (as per Local Transformation Plan) across the ICS geographical patch with a preventative focus including a widely-available and credible digital offer to give young people more choice and easier access to support at the first signs of difficulty. In order for the CCG to deliver against the NHS Long Term Plan, the CCG intends to direct award, to effectively extend the existing service under the same terms and conditions rather than undertake a competitive procurement process, the rationale and evidence to support this decision is contained in the section below. The extension will be for a period of 12 months with the longer term aim for the services to be procured through a competitive tender process with a new contract start date of the 1st April 2023. The extension term is 12 months commencing 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 The value of the contracts (at current value) is PS595,935 for Hampshire and PS268,212 for the IOW. This is not new information; prior information, call for competition 2021/S 000-025196

Community Counselling Service: Isle of Wight, part 1

No Limits were the successful bidder following the competitive, compliant Hampshire tender and commenced delivery in April 2016. The contract was for 3 years and was extended by two further years to expire on 31st March 2021, which was legally provisioned within the contract. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak gave rise to an urgent need for the continuation of the provision of Counselling Service beyond the previously advertised contract duration. The Contracting Authority considers COVID-19 to be an unforeseen state of urgency and therefore as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 published a Regulation 72 notice to extend the service by 6+6 months to expire on 31st March 2022. The Isle of Wight conducted an AQP (Any Qualified Provider) process and awarded IOW Youth Trust and Talk2 counselling provided by Barnardos in 2012. Under the Monitor Regulations which were in place when the contract became live allowed for extension periods without publishing additional notices or further competition. In 2020, due to the COVID 19 outbreak NHS England stated all contracts should be moved over to block contracts to ease the burden of work. Therefore the contract was amended to an activity based direct award to support the providers financial stability with an extension to the existing contract giving the Contracting Authority sufficient time to comply with undertaking a compliant competitive procurement process. This contract is in place until 31st March 2022. Due to the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and prior to undertaking a competitive procurement process, the CCG would like to undertake a full and robust service review with coproduction and engagement of service users and their families / carers and a robust option appraisal as to what is required for the future to meet the demands of those with lower mental health needs (as per Local Transformation Plan) across the ICS geographical patch with a preventative focus including a widely-available and credible digital offer to give young people more choice and easier access to support at the first signs of difficulty. In order for the CCG to deliver against the NHS Long Term Plan, the CCG intends to direct award, to effectively extend the existing service under the same terms and conditions rather than undertake a competitive procurement process, the rationale and evidence to support this decision is contained in the section below. The extension will be for a period of 12 months with the longer term aim for the services to be procured through a competitive tender process with a new contract start date of the 1st April 2023. The extension term is 12 months commencing 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 The value of the contracts (at current value) is PS595,935 for Hampshire and PS268,212 for the IOW. This is not new information; prior information, call for competition 2021/S 000-025196

Community Counselling Service: Isle of Wight, Part 2

No Limits were the successful bidder following the competitive, compliant Hampshire tender and commenced delivery in April 2016. The contract was for 3 years and was extended by two further years to expire on 31st March 2021, which was legally provisioned within the contract. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak gave rise to an urgent need for the continuation of the provision of Counselling Service beyond the previously advertised contract duration. The Contracting Authority considers COVID-19 to be an unforeseen state of urgency and therefore as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 published a Regulation 72 notice to extend the service by 6+6 months to expire on 31st March 2022. The Isle of Wight conducted an AQP (Any Qualified Provider) process and awarded IOW Youth Trust and Talk2 counselling provided by Barnardos in 2012. Under the Monitor Regulations which were in place when the contract became live allowed for extension periods without publishing additional notices or further competition. In 2020, due to the COVID 19 outbreak NHS England stated all contracts should be moved over to block contracts to ease the burden of work. Therefore the contract was amended to an activity based direct award to support the providers financial stability with an extension to the existing contract giving the Contracting Authority sufficient time to comply with undertaking a compliant competitive procurement process. This contract is in place until 31st March 2022. Due to the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and prior to undertaking a competitive procurement process, the CCG would like to undertake a full and robust service review with coproduction and engagement of service users and their families / carers and a robust option appraisal as to what is required for the future to meet the demands of those with lower mental health needs (as per Local Transformation Plan) across the ICS geographical patch with a preventative focus including a widely-available and credible digital offer to give young people more choice and easier access to support at the first signs of difficulty. In order for the CCG to deliver against the NHS Long Term Plan, the CCG intends to direct award, to effectively extend the existing service under the same terms and conditions rather than undertake a competitive procurement process, the rationale and evidence to support this decision is contained in the section below. The extension will be for a period of 12 months with the longer term aim for the services to be procured through a competitive tender process with a new contract start date of the 1st April 2023. The extension term is 12 months commencing 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 The value of the contracts (at current value) is PS595,935 for Hampshire and PS268,212 for the IOW. This is not new information; prior information, call for competition 2021/S 000-025196

### Procurement Information

A call for competition was published via a prior information notice 2021/S 000-025196 on the 8th October 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030077-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning 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, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £864,147 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £864,147 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHAMPTON AND ISLE OF WIGHT CCG |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDOS; ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST; NO LIMITS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2021 at 12:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030077-2021
- 8 Oct 2021 at 11:56 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025196-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home

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