Published date: 29 April 2021

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


Closing: 15 May 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£4,154

Procurement reference

Online counselling and wellbeing support for young people in Brent

Published date

29 April 2021

Closing date

15 May 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

16 May 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

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 delivers interventions for young people with low level mental health issues. The service is for Ages 11-25 and is 24HR web-based providing Online counselling support service and a text-based service with qualified counsellors.

The aims and objectives of the service are:
• To help children and young people with mental health problems improve their outcomes at the earliest opportunity before these problems escalate
• To provide age appropriate information and advice/signposting
• To deliver measurable improvements in the emotional and mental health of children and young people
• To provide fast, easy and free access to online counselling for children and young people at time suited to children and young people
• To provide direct counselling support to assist the recovery of children and young people with emotional or mental health concerns preventing where relevant referral into CAMHS
• To provide support to children that are assessed by CNWL and awaiting treatment through an agreed working protocol
• To support service users with more complex mental health concerns by making appropriate referrals to CAMHS when required
• To demonstrate that children and young people are satisfied with the care and support they receive from the service
• To demonstrate Best Value service delivery
• To offer immediate support to service users from point of registration with no waiting for an intervention thus helping to prevent the escalation of concerns
• To reduce the stigma associated with physically accessing a mental health service by offering support online.
• To promote and improve integrated partnership and collaborative care across agencies, to reduce the demand on specialist children's services, particularly CAMHS and social care
• To improve the knowledge and capacity of schools to identify and address emotional wellbeing and mental health problems through good engagement and promoting a whole-school approach

More information

Additional text

An existing contract is being modified to effect a 16 days extension to allow the future model of care to be considered by commissioners. his contract modification is assessed to be proportionate and lawful under Regulation 72(1)(b)

Award information

Awarded date

15 May 2021

Contract start date

16 May 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Total value of contract

£4,154

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Kooth

Address

The Epworth, 25 City Road
EC1Y 1AA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Additional details

Along with 7 other CCGs in the area, NHS Brent CCG is to be incorporated into a new CCG from 1st April 2021 - North West London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). A period of review is required from April 2021 to agree the future model of care and to identify the commissioning strategies for these services across NW London for the coming year and beyond.

The existing contracts are therefore being modified to extend their duration for an interim period of 16 days in order to enable this review to take place.

This modification is necessary to ensure continuity of these services for local patients.

The CCG has considered its obligations under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition) (No.2) Regulations 2013 and assesses that the incumbent provider offers the safest solution to ensure this continuity at this time, particularly having regard to the priorities and resource pressures associated with the local NHS response to COVID-19.

This contract modification is assessed to be proportionate and lawful under Regulation 72(1)(b)

About the buyer

Contact name

North West London Clinical Commissioning Group

Address

15 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5JD
England

Email

sarah.nyandoro@nhs.net