Award

Children's Online Counselling Services

  • NHS NEL Clinical Commissioning Group

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-014367

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02bf92

Published 24 June 2021, 9:02am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS NEL Clinical Commissioning Group

4th Floor, Unnex Tower

LONDON

E15 1DA

Contact

Shaju Jose

Email

nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7920500896

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://northeastlondonccg.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://northeastlondonccg.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

Children's Online Counselling Services

Reference number

PRJ-1045

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312320 - Counselling services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

On-line social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) support for Children and Young People

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: £661,775

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
Main site or place of performance

Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City and Hackney

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NEL recently carried out competitive tender process and awarded a contract at the end of the last year for the online counselling services to support children and young people in BHR. In April 2021, the 7 CCGs in North East London have merged to form the NEL CCG. NEL is extending the Children's Online Counselling Services contract for the boroughs of Barking, Havering and Redbridge to cover cover Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City & Hackney.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The current BHR Contract has an option to extend for 24 months.

The Contract may be extended for an additional period of 24 months at the sole discretion of the contracting Authority


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:

Barking, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group recently carried out a Competitive tender exercise and awarded a contract for Children's Online Counselling Services to Kooth Plc. Kooth Plc were the only bidder who submitted a tender for the above procurement. In April 2021, the seven CCG's in North East London have merged to form the new NEL CCG. The NEL CCG is extending the current contract to cover London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City & Hackney. The contract value is £661,775 which below the current threshold for the Light Touch Regime services.

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/concession

Contract No

PRJ-1045

Title

Children's Online Counselling Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Kooth Plc

2 Eastbourne Terrace

London

W2 6LG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £661,775

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £661,775


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NEL Commissioning Support Unit

London

SE1 7NT

Email

nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7920500896

Country

United Kingdom