Official UK procurement notice
Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1
Authority: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will be fully integrated into the Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies service, supporting service users who require a stepped care psychological intervention ranging from Step 1 to Step 4. The service will provide 7 Counsellors for depression and 3 step 1 counsellors WTE (Whole time Equivalent) who are qualified staff to deliver the service. Staff will be co-located within the service team structure. Staff will be expected to work towards meeting waiting list and treatment targets of the service collectively.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 19 May 2025, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2025, 16:10 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028912- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05176fFind 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 midnight 29th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS foundation trust are intending to award a contract an existing provider following Direct Award process C. 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 29th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to jemma.amer1@nhs.net The award decision makers include: Greg Hawmann, Service Manager (17/04/25) Shaun Mayo General Manager(09/04/25) Jamie Todd (02/05/25 ) Claire Bestford PFBP (09/04/25) and Liz Romaniak - Director of Finance (19/05/25). There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest from individuals making the decision. The decision making record has been scored against the basic selection criteria - the provider passed all criteria. The contract does not meet the considerable change threshold. This is an extension of an existing service, the provider continues to meet the requirements of the service and has the capacity to continue to provide the service. The services to be procured include a qualified support workforce to provide Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies. The contract will be a 1 plus, 1 plus, 1 at an anticipated overall lifetime contract value £2,428,965 with annual inflationary uplifts to be added. Services are expected to be delivered from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
The contract has now been awarded. 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 p…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Counselling ServiceSME | £2,428,965 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022806-2025-1 · Sunderland Counselling ServiceSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,428,965
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sunderland Counselling ServiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.