Contract

Emotional Support Service for Non-Acute Child Sexual Abuse

  • NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007104

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e7ad

Published 24 February 2025, 7:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

15 Marylebone Rd,

London

NW1 5JD

Contact

Helen Hewitt

Email

helen.hewitt11@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nwlondonics.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.nwlondonics.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Emotional Support Service for Non-Acute Child Sexual Abuse

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The service will provide assessment and early emotional trauma informed support to the young person and their ‘safe’ parents / carers.

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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £392,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

North West London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

- the service provision is for emotional support for non-acute child sexual abuse;
- 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);
- the relevant authority intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C
- the lifetime value of the contract is £392,000 excluding VAT; and
- 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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Barnardos

Barnardo's Tanners Lane Barkingside Ilford Essex

Ilford

IG6 1QG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH3 - Essex
National registration number

00061625

Internet address

http://barnardos.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £392,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £392,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- The relevant authority's governance/decision-making panel are making the award decision;
- 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
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
- There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL UK

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/