Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD71)

Awarded value£251,400published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Kooth Digital Health Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25, with access to a range of resources, including self-help strategies, same day access to counselling via online chat offer. In addition, a community presence via an Engagement Officer who works within local schools to promote the service uptake.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 2 year contract with…Awarded

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 12 months via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25. The contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2026 with a further option to extend for 12 months with expiry 31st March 2027. The annual contract value is £83,800 (plus any appropriate NHS uplift).

Delivery: North West · The service is available for children and young people aged 10-25 years resident within the St Helens area or registered with a St Helens GP.

85100000 Health services

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: 21 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
Last source update: 21 Mar 2025, 12:34 GMT
Authority reference: 24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-010662
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD71)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f755 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 withing 8 working days. 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 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. On the 15th February 2024, Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place Leadership Team approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 22.5% Value: 22.5% Integration , collaboration and service sustainability: 22.5% Quality & Innovation: 22.5% Representations by providers must be made to mervyn.kennedy@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £251,4001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Kooth Digital Health Limited	£251,400 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens · Kooth Digital Health Limited
Signed
15 Feb 2024
Value
£251,400
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Kooth Digital Health LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04154208 5 Merchant Square, London, London, W2 1AY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.