Scope
Reference
NENC026
Description
This is a Direct Award being made under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 where
Where-
(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and
(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.
The action therefore of the Relevant Authority has been
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months.
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) have awarded a contract without prior publication of a call for competition for a contract to last for maximum 12 months under Schedule 5 Section 13 - Urgency of the Procurement Act 2023 and in accordance with the Procurement Regulations 2024 under NHS Standard Contract 2025-26.
The service is to deliver Trauma Intervention and Bereavement Counselling Service for children, young people and young adults aged 4 - 30 years within the North East and North Cumbria areas.
The overarching aims of the service for the period are to:
• support the individuals and communities across Northeast and North Cumbria affected by suicide and traumatic death
• reduce the prejudice and discrimination associated with suicide
• develop relationships with statutory services and other mental health providers in planning for the development of additional service opportunities to meet individual and community needs.
Recent analysis of near real time suicide surveillance and clinical audit has shown that those who experience trauma and loss at a young age are at increased risk of taking their own lives before the age of 25 and 30 years old for those with experience of the "Looked after" system and for this reason the Relevant Authority deemed necessary to urgently intervene to provide immediate support to children and young people who have experienced a significant loss or trauma through appropriate counselling.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £165,000 excluding VAT
- £165,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
1 July 2025
Contract dates
- 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85312320 - Counselling services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD1 - Cumbria
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND MIND
- Companies House: 07552434
3rd Floor, Tru-Knit House, Carliol Square,
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6UF
United Kingdom
Email: admin@tynesidemind.org.uk
Website: https://www.tynesidemind.org.uk/
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1
Contracting authority
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QHM
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMYZ-6944-BYLH
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK
Sunderland
SR5 3XB
United Kingdom
Email: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland
Organisation type: Public authority - central government