Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · Darlington, North East
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1. It is a contract for other health and social care in Darlington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Sunderland Counselling Service
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:58
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 15:10
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About this tender
In brief
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1. It is a contract for other health and social care in Darlington. The contract went to Sunderland Counselling Service. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £2,428,965.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 May 2025. The notice number is 028912-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05176f.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1, led by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, is in the award stage as of 30th May 2025. This contract, categorised under "Community health services" (CPV: 85323000), is located in the UKC region, United Kingdom.
The procurement method used was a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and it does not fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The service will begin on 1st April 2025 and is set to be delivered until 31st March 2028, with an overall contract value of £2,428,965 and provisions for annual inflationary uplifts.
The procurement aims to integrate a qualified workforce into the Durham and Tees Valley area to provide comprehensive support for mental health interventions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), such as counselling or mental health service providers, would be well-placed to benefit from this contract, especially those with experience in similar integrated health service environments.
The supplier, Sunderland Counselling Service, exemplifies the type of organisation capable of meeting the demands of this tender.
The notice in full
The service will be fully integrated into the Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies service, supporting service users who require a stepped care psychological intervention ranging from Step 1 to Step 4. The service will provide 7 Counsellors for depression and 3 step 1 counsellors WTE (Whole time Equivalent) who are qualified staff to deliver the service. Staff will be co-located within the service team structure.
Staff will be expected to work towards meeting waiting list and treatment targets of the service collectively.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Sunderland Counselling Service
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,428,965
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
- 028912-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05176f
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Town
- Darlington
- Postcode
- DL2 2TS
- Electoral ward
- Brinkburn & Faverdale
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Delivery area
- North East (England)
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Darlington
- Area
- Tees Valley
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Jemma
- Phone
- +44 7867537014
- Address
- Darlington, DL2 2TS · North East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Sunderland Counselling Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1
Who won the Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1 contract?
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Sunderland Counselling Service on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1 contract worth?
The contract value is £2,428,965.
Who is the buyer for Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1?
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, based in Darlington, North East. The named contact is Jemma, on +44 7867537014.
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