Official UK procurement notice
2024/25 Online Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Service - NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Bradford District and Craven Health & Care Partnership)
Authority: NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service is an online mental health and emotional wellbeing service available to Children and Young People (CYP) aged 10-18 which is accessible 24/7 365 days a year. It offers discussion forums, articles and access to text based chat sessions with accredited counsellors and qualified emotional wellbeing practitioners. All chat sessions take place on the Kooth website and can last up to an hour.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a…Awarded
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.
The service is an online mental health and emotional wellbeing service available to Children and Young People (CYP) aged 10-18 which is accessible 24/7 365 days a year. It offers discussion forums, articles and access to text based chat sessions with accredited counsellors and qualified emotional wellbeing practitioners. All chat sessions take place on the Kooth website and can last up to an hour.
Contract Term – 1st October 2024 – 31st March 2025, Total Value - £84,291
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Sept 2024, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2024, 10:21 BST
- Authority reference
Ref_1118- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031829- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049cc0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 02/10/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: 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 02/10/2024 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.’ Written representations should be sent to wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net - The ICB is of the view that the existing provider is currently delivering on the current contract and will deliver on the proposed contract taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria. A narrative pass/fail assessment was undertaken against the key criteria and basic selection criteria. - Evaluation approved by Budget Holder and Assistant Director of Contracting. - No conflicts of Interest were declared
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV1.3 | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has 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 Direct Award C.’ Contract Term – 1st October 202… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooth Digital Health Limited2024/25 Online Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Service - Bradford | £84,291 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
2024/25 Online Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Service - Bradford · Kooth Digital Health Limited
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2024
- Value
- £84,291
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel,Mediation body
- WYICB PSR Review Panel,Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kooth Digital Health LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.