Awarded· 3 Apr 2025
Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention)
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board · Islington, London
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention). It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 30 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Brandon Centre
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:21
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 11:36
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention). It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to Brandon Centre. It was awarded on 3 April 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 017964-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0500de.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has formally awarded a contract for the "Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention)" with a focus on supplying psychiatrist or psychologist services. This procurement belongs to the services category, and the contract covers the London areas, particularly within the boroughs of Islington, Haringey, and Camden.
The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026. This award was conducted through a limited procurement method under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, a method that skips prior publication of a call for competition, and the contract was valued at £19,570 without any option for an extension.
Key amendments announced this contract as a direct award under Process C, with formal contract confirmation made on 24th April 2025. Additionally, organisations demonstrating value through meeting the London Living Wage standards and addressing health inequalities could gain a competitive advantage, aligning with the social value and access improvement criteria outlined in the procurement process.
The continuation of this service promises sustained engagement for organisations already integrated into the local health system, improving both service delivery and community health outcomes.
The notice in full
Leaving Care Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention) / * Proposal to continue the Islington Psychotherapy Support for Care Leavers including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People post.
* Established in Islington in 2021 as a pilot led by local VCS partner, The Brandon Centre, the post provides additional support to care leavers aged 18-25 years old both directly or indirectly, through consultation and training.
* The aim of this post holder is to support 12-15 young people per year within Islington. As part of the offer, young people receive 16-20 sessions of integrative psychotherapy, which is goal-based and tailored to individual needs.
* Goals can be a mix of practical/behavioural (start exercising), relational (improve my relationships / reduce arguments), or more emotion-related (improve my mood / reduce my anxiety) goals.
* To date the pilot has demonstrated a reduction in depression and anxiety scores for services users.
* The funding would continue the 1.0 WTE post which is split across Haringey, Camden and Islington. The post sits with Islington for 1.5 days a week.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The notice relates to Leaving Care Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention) / * Proposal to continue the Islington Psychotherapy Support for Care Leavers including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People post.
* Established in Islington in 2021 as a pilot led by local VCS partner, The Brandon Centre, the post provides additional support to care leavers aged 18-25 years old both directly or indirectly, through consultation and training.
* The aim of this post holder is to support 12-15 young people per year within Islington. As part of the offer, young people receive 16-20 sessions of integrative psychotherapy, which is goal-based and tailored to individual needs.
* Goals can be a mix of practical/behavioural (start exercising), relational (improve my relationships / reduce arguments), or more emotion-related (improve my mood / reduce my anxiety) goals.
* To date the pilot has demonstrated a reduction in depression and anxiety scores for services users.
* The funding would continue the 1.0 WTE post which is split across Haringey, Camden and Islington. The post sits with Islington for 1.5 days a week
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The lifetime value of the contract is PS19,570.
The expiring contract ends 31/03/2025.
The contract term will be 1 year with no option to extend.
The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2026.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Brandon Centre
- 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
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 017964-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0500de
- CPV code
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Islington
- Town
- North London
- Postcode
- N1 1TH
- Electoral ward
- Laycock
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Delivery area
- Haringey and Islington
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Haringey and Islington
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, N1 1TH · London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Brandon Centre
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention)
Who won the Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention) contract?
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Brandon Centre on 3 April 2025.
Who is the buyer for Leaving Care Counselling & Psychotherapy Service (Suicide Prevention)?
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London.
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