Contract

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

  • Peterborough City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056973

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059b5b

Published 16 September 2025, 2:11pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE28TY

Contact

Helen Davies

Email

helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH11 - Peterborough

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

Buyer's address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

Reference number

DN790658

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To support better mental health for all and more specifically the mental health of children and young people (CYP) and their families.

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: £267,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To support better mental health for all and more specifically the mental health of children and young people (CYP) and their families.

Peterborough City Council intends to award this contract to the existing provider of this service (NESSie IN Ed CIC) in line with Direct Award Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £267,000.

The contract is due to commence from 1st October 2025 and will run until 1st July 2026. The contract will include an optional 9 month extension period. If the optional extension is used then the contract end date will be 1st April 2027.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:

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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 26th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN790658

Title

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 September 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

NESSIE IN ED CIC

Kjar Senior Site, Garden Walk

Royston

SG8 7JH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

11719406

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £267,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £267,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.

The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 26th Septermber 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk.

Award Decision Makers:

Stephen Taylor - Director of Adults and Commissioning

Raj Lakshman - Director of Public Health

Conflicts of Interest: No conflicts of interest were declared during any stage of this procurement.

Relative Importance of Key Criteria:

To avoid a gap in service provision and to ensure the continuance of current provision, a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime Option C has been made. Alongside this (Regulations 6)5) and 9 PSR Regulations 2023) are noted

The proposed arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract, and the service area can demonstrate that the existing provider is both:

·satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard, according to the detail outlined in the existing contract, including the key criteria and basic selection criteria used; and

·will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, according to the detail outlined in the new contract.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Email

helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1733452459

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities