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title: "NENC026 Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling for Children NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board"
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published: "2025-07-14"
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# NENC026 Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling for Children NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055e44

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## Summary

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "NENC026 Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling for Children". This procurement involves a direct award, executed under urgent conditions as specified by the Procurement Act 2023 and subsequent regulations for 2024. The chosen supplier, Tyneside and Northumberland Mind, will provide counselling services in the North East and North Cumbria regions of the United Kingdom. The contract term extends from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026, highlighting the immediacy and critical nature of the services being provided. The procurement method was below threshold without a competitive tender, emphasising the necessity for swift action.

This tender presents key opportunities for businesses within the mental health and counselling services sector, particularly those specialising in trauma intervention and youth counselling. The service targets vulnerable demographics including children, young people, and young adults up to the age of 30, with a focus on those impacted by suicide and traumatic loss. Organisations experienced in collaborating with statutory services and mental health providers are ideally positioned to benefit from and contribute to the development of additional service opportunities. The contract's emphasis on addressing urgent community needs offers a platform for large-scale and potentially impactful engagement in the public health domain.

## Notice

This is a Direct Award being made under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 where Where- (a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure. The action therefore of the Relevant Authority has been Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months. NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) have awarded a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 under NHS Standard Contract 2025-26. The service is to deliver Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling Service for children, young people and young adults aged 4 - 30 years within the North East and North Cumbria areas. The overarching aims of the service for the period are to: * support the individuals and communities across Northeast and North Cumbria affected by suicide and traumatic death * reduce the prejudice and discrimination associated with suicide * develop relationships with statutory services and other mental health providers in planning for the development of additional service opportunities to meet individual and community needs. Recent analysis of near real time suicide surveillance and clinical audit has shown that those who experience trauma and loss at a young age are at increased risk of taking their own lives before the age of 25 and 30 years old for those with experience of the "Looked after" system and for this reason the Relevant Authority deemed necessary to urgently intervene to provide immediate support to children and young people who have experienced a significant loss or trauma through appropriate counselling.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039520-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £165,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR5 3XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND MIND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2025 at 10:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039520-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039520-2025
  14th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.tynesidemind.org.uk/

## Provenance

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