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Published 2 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Crisis Wellbeing Practitioner 26-27

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH1)

Awarded value£63,827published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to YMCA NORFOLK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Crisis Wellbeing Practitioner services for 0- 17 year olds presenting to the Central Crisis Assessment and Intensive Support Team (CAIST)

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Crisis Wellbeing Practitioner will provide in reach support to CAIST with an aim…Awarded

The Crisis Wellbeing Practitioner will provide in reach support to CAIST with an aim of preventing escalation into acute crisis by working with young people presenting with increased suicide risk but with no immediate threat to life.

Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C;

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £63,827

Services are intended to be provided from 1st January 2026 to 31st March 2027

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Sub contract allows for 1 year extension to be considered

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMT
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 16:29 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030551
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065faf Find 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 13th March 2026. 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 decision makers by 13th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent via email to chantelle.beckett@nsft.nhs.uk Award decision-makers; Saru Mutema, Director of Operations, Katy Hall, CFYP Service Manager Chantelle Beckett, Senior Contract Manager No conflicts of interest identified Pass/Fail weighting given to each of the key criteria - quality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration and service sustainability; improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice; and social value The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

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 process C.' Date of contract award …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £63,8271 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
YMCA NORFOLK	£63,827 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018473-2026-1 · YMCA NORFOLK
Signed
24 Dec 2025
Value
£63,827
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth County Hall,, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

YMCA NorfolkAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 801606 Norfolk, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.