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title: "Children & Young People Crisis Support Service - Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB (Essex-wide)"
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# Children & Young People Crisis Support Service - Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB (Essex-wide)

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a2a8

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has recently completed a procurement process to award a contract for the Children & Young People Crisis Support Service encompassing Southend, Essex, and Thurrock. The service aims to provide therapeutic support to alleviate family stress and reduce the negative impact of life stressors. The 3-year contract, starting from 1st May 2023, with a potential 2-year extension, was awarded to Barnardo's. The procurement method was an open procedure, with a bid price of £619,891 for the initial 3-year period.

This procurement opportunity initiated by the NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board can be beneficial for service providers in the health services category. Businesses offering therapeutic support services aimed at helping children and young people with emotional and anxiety-related issues are well-suited to compete. With key outcomes focused on family well-being and crisis management, this contract presents a growth opportunity for providers looking to deliver impactful services in the specified region.

## Notice

The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that following a compliant procurement process, Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) has awarded a contract to deliver a Children & Young People's Crisis Support Service across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. This service is being commissioned by Herts and West Essex ICB as the lead commissioner on behalf of the county and in conjunction with Mid & South Essex integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board as associate commissioners. The Crisis Support Service provides therapeutic support, based on the provision such as the trauma informed attachment focussed therapy model, as an example. This will enable parents and carers to adopt and maintain a therapeutic parenting approach.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that following a compliant procurement process, Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) has awarded a contract to deliver a Children & Young People's Crisis Support Service across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. This service is being commissioned by Herts and West Essex ICB as the lead commissioner on behalf of the county and in conjunction with Mid & South Essex integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board as associate commissioners. The Crisis Support Service provides therapeutic support, based on the provision such as the trauma informed attachment focussed therapy model, as an example. This will enable parents and carers to adopt and maintain a therapeutic parenting approach. The key outcomes of the service are to: - Alleviate the stress of social isolation, concerns about managing a CYP with emotional, anxiety or other non-MH crisis related issues - Support families who are worried, exhausted about their CYP - Reduce attendances at A&E for crisis - Reduce the negative impact of life stressors on family life - Impact measurements for each family The initial contract is for a period of 3-years starting on 1st May 2023 with the option to extend for a further 2-years (1st May 2026 - 30th April 2028) The submitted bid price for the 3-year period is PS619,891 (excl. VAT). The value expressed within this notice is the potential total aggregate value which includes any potential options or extensions. The Authority may wish to introduce additional services and/or expand services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modification(s)"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority and / or other Contracting Authorities, as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to include services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).

Options: Option to extend for 2-years.

Renewal: The initial contract is for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years (1st May 2026 - 30th April 2028)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021182-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 30 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2023 at 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021182-2023
- 3 Feb 2023 at 11:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003379-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
- https://midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk

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