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title: "Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People"
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buyer: "NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD DERBY"
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# Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People

Buyer: NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD DERBY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a352

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## Summary

The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board awarded a contract for Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People to Kooth PLC. This procurement, under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, focuses on guidance and counselling services to improve emotional wellbeing and mental health for children and young people (CYP) in Derbyshire. Key objectives include providing early therapeutic interventions, self-care tools, and a secure online environment. The contract commenced on 15th March 2022 and runs for 3 years with an option to extend by 2 additional years. The service is designed to address the emerging mental health needs of CYP across the region, with special attention to vulnerable groups such as BAME, CYP with SEND, excluded CYP, or those in the youth justice system.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital health solutions, particularly those experienced in delivering remote counselling and mental health support services. Companies that can offer innovative, evidence-based digital interventions or platforms suited for young people's mental health would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, suppliers with a strong track record in handling sensitive data and providing secure online environments for patient interaction would find this contract beneficial for business growth. The collaboration with NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board could also pave the way for future contracts and partnerships in the public health sector.

## Notice

This notice relates to the award of a contract for Digital Mental Health Services for Children and Young People under the negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract relates to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Commissioner is therefore bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (the Light Touch Regime). The contract term is 3 years from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the CYP Digital Mental Health Service will be to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of all CYP, who have emerging needs across the Derbyshire ICS footprint by providing an early response and increased access through the use of digital services built around the needs and views of CYP. Service delivery objectives include: * Offer therapeutic interventions and access to support at the times when CYP need it. * Improve access to the provision of self-care tools and resources which support CYP and their families to help themselves and build resilience * Provide an accessible, safe, secure, online environment for CYP to be able to discuss their emotional wellbeing and mental health with peers and trained Therapists. * If delivering structured intervention use evidence based assessment tools and interventions, set SMART goals with CYP and provide pathways into other services, as required. * Ensure CYP who are identified as more at risk of experiencing emerging mental health needs such as, BAME, CYP with SEND, excluded CYP or CYJ are able to access the appropriate level of support when it is needed.

Options: The contract term is 3 years from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

### Procurement Information

Following a contract notice published on 26th May 2021 (2021/S 000-011761) a Light Touch Regime procurement process was undertaken and, following evaluation of bids against the published evaluation criteria, no received tenders met the minimum requirements and no contract award could be made. A new contract was awarded via the negotiated procedure without prior Publication to the incumbent provider. The conditions of the contract have not been substantially altered and the nature and scope of the contract remain the same to those published within the procurement process referenced above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034251-2024 |
| Notice type | Award 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,356,708 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD DERBY |
| Additional buyers | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | DERBY |
| 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 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2024 at 08:38 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034251-2024
- 26 Sep 2024 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030871-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

## Provenance

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