Published date: 27 April 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£526,000

Procurement reference

MHCC - CYP Counselling service

Published date

27 April 2018

Closing date

27 April 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Service is an online counselling service, open 7 days a week, providing message counselling and self-help information as well as live and off-line forums which are all available 24 hours a day. In addition one to one counselling will be made available from 12 noon to 10pm Monday to Friday and 6pm to 10pm at weekends. Counsellors provide one to one counselling in secure chat rooms, either on a virtual drop in basis or in a scheduled format. Pathways are in place for onward referral so CYP know how to access other services.
The aims and objectives of service are to:
• Provide an early intervention resource which targets improvements in young people's emotional and mental wellbeing
• Ensure a timely and appropriate response to service requests from a range of individuals and agencies
• Ensure that information about the service is widely available
• Provide a structured 1:1 counselling service to young people in need which draw on relevant NICE guidelines
• Provide secure online counselling and support to young people
• Liaise with key partners such as CAMHS services, community teams, educational establishments, early help hubs and third sector providers where the young person consents and where this facilitates greater impact of the intervention on outcomes
• Ensure service user feedback is integral to the service
• Comply with standards and processes for safeguarding


Award information

Awarded date

27 April 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2020

Total value of contract

£526,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

XENZONE LIMITED

Address

30-36 Monument Street
LONDON
EC3R 8NB
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04154208

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Gough

Address

Broadway
SALFORD
M502UW
England

Email

chris_gough@nhs.net