Official UK procurement notice
Children and Young People's Online Mental Health Support Service
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Customer requires the Supplier to deliver and promote an Online Mental Health Support service for children and young people (CYP) in Lincolnshire who are aged 11-18 (increasing to age 25 for Care Leavers and those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND)) that have emotional wellbeing or mental health concerns.
The web based service will incorporate online text-based chat and 1:1 support, moderated group chat sessions, forums and message boards, advice on a wide range of topics including things like managing exam stress, healthy relationships, anxiety, depression and bullying and signposting to other CYP Mental Health (CYPMH) services.
The service will increase access and uptake of mental health support Lincolnshire CYP, with a particular emphasis on ensuring equality for minority or vulnerable groups such as Children in Care or those with SEND.
The service will improve the self-reported mental health and emotional wellbeing of users in a demonstrable way, will encourage the exploration and understanding of mental health and reduce the stigma associated with accessing services.
The service will build resilience amongst CYP, giving them the skills to cope with life challenges and adversities.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Implementation: 10%
- Service Delivery: 15%
- Service Delivery – Staffing and Volume of Service: 15%
- Service Delivery – Stakeholder Engagement: 10%
- Safeguarding: 5%
- Operational Risk and Assurance: 5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Implementation: 10%
- Service Delivery: 15%
- Service Delivery – Staffing and Volume of Service: 15%
- Service Delivery – Stakeholder Engagement: 10%
- Safeguarding: 5%
- Operational Risk and Assurance: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Nov 2023, 17:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Feb 2024, 12:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN696820- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004217- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041790Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Dec 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Feb 2024, 12:40 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Feb 2024, 12:40 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooth Digital Health Limited | £666,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004217-2024-DN696820-1 · Kooth Digital Health Limited
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2024
- Value
- £666,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview 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.