Official UK procurement notice
Emotional Support Service for Non-Acute Child Sexual Abuse
Authority: NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will provide assessment and early emotional trauma informed support to the young person and their ‘safe’ parents / carers. <br/><br/>The existing provider will also offer a service for children and young people where there is a concern about the likelihood, or possibility of sexual abuse, which will include advice to determine the appropriate response pathway.
CPV: Health services · Miscellaneous health services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1- the service provision is for emotional support for non-acute child sexual abuse;Awarded
- the service provision is for emotional support for non-acute child sexual abuse; <br/>- there is a requirement to develop a new contract to replace existing contract for the ongoing provision of this services (the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract);<br/>- the relevant authority intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C<br/>- the lifetime value of the contract is £392,000 excluding VAT; and<br/>- the services are intended to be provided with effect from 01 April 2025 for 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months, up to 31 March 2027.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2025, 18:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2025, 18:01 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007103- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7acFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the new contract and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract.
Publisher note: - This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award. 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 nor the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period;<br/>- A Standstill Period is now in force pursuant to Regulations 12 and 14(3) of the PSR Regulations 2023. This period will end at midnight on 07 March 2025 and NHS North West London ICB will not enter into a contract pursuant to the award to the provider under direct award process C before this date;<br/>- Representations by providers must be made to decision-makers by midnight on 07 March 2025 (8 working days following publication of this intention to award notice). Should providers wish to make a representation please submit to helen.hewitt11@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR;<br/>- The relevant authority's governance/decision-making panel are making the award decision;<br/>- The relevant authority has taken into account the 5 Key Criteria and applied the basic selection criteria. The rationale for the relative importance of the Key Criteria is to ensure service continuity will be maintained for this group of patients. The rationale for choosing the<br/>provider is that there is confidence that the provider is likely to satisfy future performance against the new contract at a cost effective price against the Key Criteria; and<br/>- There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnardo's | £392,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007103-2025-1 · Barnardo's
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2025
- Value
- £392,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BarnardosAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.