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Published 20 Nov 2024, 17:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Children and Young People's Counselling Services for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - Confirmation of Award

Official notice

Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 18 Nov 2024no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 the competitive process based on a framework agreement.

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).

The contract award is made, on the date of publication of this notice, to Kids Inspire for the provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Service across Mid and South Essex.

This award is made through a call-off from the Authority's Voluntary and Community Sector Organisation's (VCSO) Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) Framework. The process comprised of the following stages:

Stage 1 - Selection from the framework- to ensure bidders had the appropriate capability, skills and capacity to deliver the service, resulting in a list of qualified providers to progress to Stage 2.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Participate - the identified providers at stage one were invited to participate in the process and tender packs sent out for them to formerly express interesting the ICB's desired award criteria, resulting in the selection of a preferred bidder for contract award.
Stage 3 - Assessment and Recommendation - Assessment of bids received and evaluation and moderation process against key criteria mandated within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for competitive processes.

The contract term is 24 months, commencing 1st April 2025 and expiring on 31st March 2027, at a total aggregate Contract Value of £1,168,600.00.

The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in Find a Tender Service in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

CPV: Community health services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction: yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) published their Joint Forward Plan…Awarded

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) published their Joint Forward Plan (2024-2029) where the mental health vision is to promote good emotional and mental health for everyone, reduce health inequalities and to improve life outcomes for those with mental ill health, enabling them to recover and live well.

To improve mental health services, recognising the increased pressure facing today’s Children and Young People and the associated impact that this is having on demand for services. Mid & South Essex ICB working in partnership with education and the voluntary sector, have looked at finding ways to increase support through prevention and early intervention initiatives that also address the health inequalities facing children and young people in the MSE communities.

The contract award is made to Kids Inspire for the provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Service across Mid and South Essex.

Stage 1 – Selection from the framework– to ensure bidders had the appropriate capability, skills and capacity to deliver the service, resulting in a list of qualified providers to progress to Stage 2.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Participate – the identified providers at stage one were invited to participate in the process and tender packs sent out for them to formerly express interesting the ICB’s desired award criteria, resulting in the selection of a preferred bidder for contract award.
Stage 3 – Assessment and Recommendation – Assessment of bids received and evaluation and moderation process against key criteria mandated within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for competitive processes.

The contract term is 24 months, commencing 1st April 2025 and expiring on 31st March 2027, at a total aggregate Contract Value of £1,168,600.00.

The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in Find a Tender Service in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Delivery: East of England

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Nov 2024, 17:06 GMT
Last source update: 4 Dec 2024, 10:59 GMT
Authority reference: ACE-0762-2024-MSE
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-039018
Classification (CPV): Community health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bd74 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Stage 1 – Selection from the framework– to ensure bidders had the appropriate capability, skills and capacity to deliver the service, resulting in a list of qualified providers to progress to Stage 2.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Participate – the identified providers at stage one were invited to participate in the process and tender packs sent out for them to formerly express interesting the ICB’s desired award criteria, resulting in the selection of a preferred bidder for contract award.
Stage 3 – Assessment and Recommendation – Assessment of bids received and evaluation and moderation process against key criteria mandated within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for competitive processes.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
4 Dec 2024, 10:59 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Text1.4 · 2	This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). The contract award is made to Kids Inspire for the provision of Children and Young People's Counselling Service across Mid and South Essex…	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 the competitive process based on a framework agre…
—	Text2.4 · 2	NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) published their Joint Forward Plan (2024-2029) where the mental health vision is to promote good emotional and mental health for everyone, reduce health inequalities and to improve life outcomes for those with mental ill health, enabling them to recover and live well. To improve mental health services, recognising the increased pressure facing to…	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 the competitive process based on a framework agre…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Nov 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Children and Young People's Counselling Service for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
Signed
18 Nov 2024
Value
£1,168,600
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Unit 10 Phoenix Court, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, East of England, SS14 3HGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body London
NHS Mid and South Essex ICBMediation body Basildon

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Kids InspireFramework contractor Hargrave House, Hollycroft, Great Baddow,, Chelmsford, Essex, East of England, CM2 7FWContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.