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title: "Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People

Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dddb

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## Summary

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for "Blended Counselling - West Sussex Children and Young People". The contract falls under the miscellaneous health services category and covers the region of Sussex, UK (region UKJ2). This contract is in the award stage and has been awarded to YMCA Downslink. The contract period is from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2026 with an option to extend until 30th September 2028. The total value of the contract is £2,508,352 exclusive of VAT.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those focusing on mental health interventions for children and young people. The scope includes providing both face-to-face and online counselling as part of an integrated mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway. Organisations with expertise in delivering targeted, outcomes-focused mental health support will find this contract valuable for growth. The procurement method used is direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, following the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

## Notice

'Blended Counselling' means that children and young people access targeted and short-term mental health interventions either face to face or online. The West Sussex service forms part 'Getting Help' offer and is an integral part of the children and young people mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway of care. This function provides specific interventions focused on agreed mental health outcomes for children and young people. An intervention is any form of help related to a mental health need in which a paid-for professional takes responsibility for input directly with a specified individual or group. The professional may not necessarily be a trained mental health provider but may be a range of people who can provide targeted, outcomes-focused help to address the specific mental health issue. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This award is for a maximum period of 24 months, from 1/10/24 to 30/9/26 with the option to extend for a further 24 months until 30/9/28. The service value is PS627,088.00 per annum.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

'Blended Counselling' means that children and young people access targeted and short-term mental health interventions either face to face or online. The West Sussex service forms part 'Getting Help' offer and is an integral part of the children and young people mental health and emotional wellbeing pathway of care. This function provides specific interventions focused on agreed mental health outcomes for children and young people. An intervention is any form of help related to a mental health need in which a paid-for professional takes responsibility for input directly with a specified individual or group. The professional may not necessarily be a trained mental health provider but may be a range of people who can provide targeted, outcomes-focused help to address the specific mental health issue.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using PSR Direct Award Process C.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004612-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,508,352 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YMCA DOWNSLINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 11 Feb 2025 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004612-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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