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title: "Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d2ed"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-10-24"
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# Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d2ed

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## Summary

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has recently completed a procurement process for an Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol. This service, focusing on early intervention for children and young people, includes specialist support via a CYP link worker, one-on-one support for families, and wellbeing programmes in schools. The contract was awarded through a limited competition, adhering to the Light Touch Regime under the Procurement Act 2023, and resulted in a partnership with Southmead Development Trust. The initial award date was 18th September 2025, with a contract period spanning three years and an optional extension of two years, bringing the potential total contract value to £397,750. The industry fall under the Health and Social Work services category and will operate primarily within the UKK11 region of the United Kingdom.

This contract represents a valuable opportunity for businesses engaged in health and social work services, particularly those specialising in early intervention and education support. Organisations that can deliver innovative programmes aiming at improving emotional wellbeing and reducing school avoidance in youth are particularly well-suited for this tender. The project’s scope to extend services through engaging with families and offering diverse wellbeing support in schools presents rich ground for providers capable of integrating holistic and community-based approaches into their service delivery, thereby enhancing their business growth within the public sector.

## Notice

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has commissioned an early intervention wellbeing service for Children and Young People (CYP), experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance. This encompasses: *hosting a specialist CYP link worker * offering 1:1 support to CYP and their families * delivering wellbeing group programmes, responsive to need in schools, based around themes of physical activity, nature, art and emotional resilience. *leading, managing and overseeing the project. A Prior Information Notice was published on the 16th of December 2024, ref 2024/S 000-040488. Which resulted in 13 responses. A Request for Quote (RFQ) process was carried out inviting the 13 bidders to participate in accordance with the requirements of a Below Threshold contract (Light Touch Regime) pursuant to section 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 ('the Act'), since the contract is a Health and Social Care service and below the threshold of a Light touch contract. Following the RFQ process, the contract was awarded to Southmead Development Trust. The total value of the contract is PS238,630 over the initial 3 year term, and there is an optional 2 year extension, thereby bringing the maximum contract value to PS397,750 if the extension period is utilised.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068012-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2025 - 17 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £397,750 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CSU |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ35 South Hampshire |
| Local authority | Eastleigh |
| Electoral ward | Eastleigh Central |
| Westminster constituency | Eastleigh |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTHMEAD DEVELOPMENT TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2025 at 06:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068012-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068012-2025
  24th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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