Awarded· 6 Jan 2025
Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Think Therapy
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:17
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:37
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Think Therapy. It was awarded on 6 January 2025. The contract value is £180,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 21 May 2025. The notice number is 024010-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e87a.
Summary of the contracting process
The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has initiated a procurement process for the provision of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Counselling services aimed at children and young people.
This project falls under the category of Health and social work services and is procured as part of its Provider Selection Regime (PSR), specifically utilising a direct award process without a call for competition under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The contract, valued at £180,000, was awarded on 12 March 2025, with a term running from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Located in Liverpool, Merseyside, this procurement's industry category highlights the ongoing commitment to improving mental health services for the youth within the region. As contracted with Think Therapy, an SME, the process underscores the advantage existing providers have when maintaining quality and consistent delivery standards.
The notice in full
Provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
MCFT intends to contract with Think Therapy Oaktree House, 52 Briarfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 8JZ. This service works closely with mid-Mersey CYPMHS teams to provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. MCFT is currently in contract with Think Therapy.
For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months.
It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably.
The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Think Therapy
- 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
- £180,000
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
- 024010-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e87a
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Town
- Liverpool
- Postcode
- L34 1PJ
- Electoral ward
- St Michaels
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Delivery area
- Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Marie Beaumont
- Phone
- +44 1514710000
- Address
- Liverpool, L34 1PJ · North West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Think Therapy
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people
Who won the Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people contract?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Think Therapy on 6 January 2025.
How much is the Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people contract worth?
The contract value is £180,000.
Who is the buyer for Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Marie Beaumont, on +44 1514710000.
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