Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way
Darlington
DL22TS
Contact
Jemma
Telephone
+44 7867537014
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC13 - Darlington
NHS Organisation Data Service
RX3
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS Trust
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Clinical Assessment Tools TEWV Q Global
Reference number
TEWVQG1025-3
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Pearson's Clinical Products are utilised by mental health teams, educators, and
other professionals accross the trust to conduct assessments, compute scores, and generate reports efficiently. These systems are accessible anytime from any computer and house over 60 industry-leading assessment tools. All features of Pearson Clinical Products operate within a secure,
private web environment, assisting professionals to streamline their assessment workflows improving resources and reducing costs to the trust also improving waiting times and assessment accuracy.
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: £184,448
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pearson's Clinical Products are utilised by mental health teams, educators, and
other professionals accross the trust to conduct assessments, compute scores, and generate reports efficiently. These systems are accessible anytime from any computer and house over 60 industry-leading assessment tools. All features of Pearson Clinical Products operate within a secure,
private web environment, assisting professionals to streamline their assessment workflows improving resources and reducing costs to the trust also improving waiting times and assessment accuracy.
This award has been made under PSR following direct award process A ;
- the lifetime value of the contract is £184,448.
The contract will be provided from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2028.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
maximum contract term 3 years
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The following line should be included: '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 award decision makers are as follows:
Mark Bradley - Consultant Clinical Psychologist (18/09/25), Martin Liebenberg
Care Group Director of Therapies North Yorkshire & York
HCPC Registered Consultant Psychologist (18/09/25),Dr Jo Nadkarni
Care Group Director of Therapies for Durham, Tees Valley and Forensic services
HCPC Registered and Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist (18/09/25) Steven Smith and Claire Bestford Principle Finance Business Partners NYY and DTV. (18/09/25)
Liz Romaniak - Director of Finance, Estate and facilities - (30/09/25)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
30 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
Pearson Clinical Assessment
2600 John Smith Drive Oxford OX4 2JY, UK +44 (0)345 630 8888
Oxford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
53723
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: £184,448
Total value of the contract/lot: £184,448
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington
Country
United Kingdom