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title: "Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f755"
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published: "2025-03-21"
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# Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f755

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for the provision of online mental health and wellbeing services for children and young adults aged 10-25 years in St Helens. This two-year contract, with a potential twelve-month extension, is set to commence on 1st April 2024 and aims to enhance mental health and emotional wellbeing through digital resources and community engagement via local schools. The award decision, approved on 15th February 2024, will be finalised following an eight-day standstill period for any provider representations, and the annual contract value is £83,800 with potential NHS uplifts.

This tender provides a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in digital health services, particularly those with experience in mental health and youth services. The contract focuses on offering innovative digital counselling solutions combined with community outreach, making it suitable for businesses with capabilities in both technology and community health engagement. The emphasis on social value, service sustainability, and health inequalities makes this contract especially attractive for providers dedicated to long-term community health improvement strategies.

## Notice

Provision of a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25, with access to a range of resources, including self-help strategies, same day access to counselling via online chat offer. In addition, a community presence via an Engagement Officer who works within local schools to promote the service uptake.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 12 months via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25. The contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2026 with a further option to extend for 12 months with expiry 31st March 2027. The annual contract value is PS83,800 (plus any appropriate NHS uplift).

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by withing 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010662-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 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 | £251,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD71 East Merseyside |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010662-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://connect.kooth.com/
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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