Awarded· 27 Jan 2025
Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb has awarded Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Kooth Digital Health
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:50
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 14:47
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb has awarded Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The contract went to Kooth Digital Health. It was awarded on 27 January 2025. The contract value is £264,480.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 April 2025. The notice number is 017385-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ea06.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process for the "Children & Young People's Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool" is being conducted by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. This service is classified as a health service and falls under the category of services procurement. Located in Liverpool, the initiative is aimed at providing 24/7 online counselling and support to individuals aged 10-25.
The contract has been awarded to the incumbent provider, Kooth Digital Health Ltd, under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, with a limited procurement method that involves a direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract commenced on 1 April 2025 and is set to conclude on 31 March 2025, with a total annual value of £264,480.
The focus on improving access and reducing health inequalities also underscores the importance of providers who can offer high-quality, sustainable, and innovative services that align with the objectives of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. As the contract involves a direct award without a competitive bidding process, existing providers who can demonstrate compliance and meet the specified criteria are likely to maintain their advantage.
The notice in full
This is an online counselling and support service for children and young people aged 10-25 in Liverpool. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and enables individuals to access support directly via a qualified counsellor as well as access information and articles on mental health and social issues.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside - Liverpool Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver online counselling and support to 10-25 year olds in Liverpool. The contract will start on 1 April 2025, expire on 31 March 2025 and has an annual contract value of PS264,480 (plus any NHS uplift)
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Kooth Digital Health
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £264,480
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 017385-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ea06
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ruth Waldron
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Kooth Digital Health
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool
Who won the Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool contract?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb awarded the contract to Kooth Digital Health on 27 January 2025.
How much is the Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool contract worth?
The contract value is £264,480.
Who is the buyer for Children & Young Peoples Online Counselling and Support in Liverpool?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Ruth Waldron.
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