Official UK procurement notice
Psychology support, co-occurring conditions (mental health and substance use services)
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aims of the service are to support harm reduction services in relation to substance misuse in Worcestershire by:
- Improving the mental health of people with co-occurring conditions through joint working between mental health and substance use treatment services (improving access to both).
- Enabling and supporting staff to deliver psychosocial interventions (psychologically informed environment, trauma-informed).
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This service provides Psychology support, case management and clinical supervision to…Awarded
This service provides Psychology support, case management and clinical supervision to harm reduction staff. The service will deliver:
- Psychological interventions
- Regular clinical supervision to staff of the Drug & Alcohol treatment provider and other relevant providers.
- Lead and support partnership working.
Due to the nature of services, an award has been made following direct award process A in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 regulations.
The contract duration is for 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. There is an option to extend for up to 2 years if grant funding is available after 2025-26, subject to performance and funding priorities.
The contract value for 2025-26 is £120,000 per annum. The whole life value over a possible 3 years is £360,000.
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
- 28 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 14:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017338- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050872Find 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) 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.
Publisher note: 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. The direct award of the contract was decided and approved by the Council's Commercial Governance Board. No conflicts of interest were declared by board members.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust | £360,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017338-2025-1 · Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £360,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.