Children's Online Counselling Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS NEL Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI4)

Awarded value£661,775published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jun 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Kooth PLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

On-line social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) support for Children and Young People

CPV: Counselling services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NEL recently carried out competitive tender process and awarded a contract at the end…

NEL recently carried out competitive tender process and awarded a contract at the end of the last year for the online counselling services to support children and young people in BHR. In April 2021, the 7 CCGs in North East London have merged to form the NEL CCG. NEL is extending the Children's Online Counselling Services contract for the boroughs of Barking, Havering and Redbridge to cover cover Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City & Hackney.

Delivery: London · Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City and Hackney

Extensions: The current BHR Contract has an option to extend for 24 months. The Contract may be extended for an additional period of 24 months at the sole discretion of the contracting Authority

85000000 Health and social work services

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: 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: 24 Jun 2021, 09:02 BST
Last source update: 24 Jun 2021, 09:02 BST
Authority reference: PRJ-1045
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-014367
Classification (CPV): Counselling servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area: London (UKI4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bf92 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Barking, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group recently carried out a Competitive tender exercise and awarded a contract for Children's Online Counselling Services to Kooth Plc. Kooth Plc were the only bidder who submitted a tender for the above procurement. In April 2021, the seven CCG's in North East London have merged to form the new NEL CCG. The NEL CCG is extending the current contract to cover London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City & Hackney. The contract value is £661,775 which below the current threshold for the Light Touch Regime services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £661,7751 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Kooth PLC	£661,775 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Children's Online Counselling Services · Kooth PLC
Signed
16 Jun 2021
Value
£661,775
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NEL Clinical Commissioning Group

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 4th Floor, Unnex Tower, LONDON, London, E15 1DAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NEL Commissioning Support UnitReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Kooth PlcAwarded supplier 2 Eastbourne Terrace, London, London, W2 6LG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.