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# Children and Young People's Mental Health Digital Service (Essex)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-mental-health-digital-service-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB: "Children and Young People's Mental Health Digital Service (Essex)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,369,385. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 May 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: attain.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-hertfordshire-and-west-essex-icb-GB-PPON-PDQL-2869-XVHY)
- **Published Value:** £1,369,385 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 May 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,009,898 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-mental-health-digital-service-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-mental-health-digital-service-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [attain.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattain.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-and-young-people-s-mental-health-digital-service-essex-ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a#participate

## Description
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, as lead Commissioner, on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, Essex County Council, Thurrock Borough Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council, for the provision of Children's and Young People's Mental Health Digital Services.
The opportunity was advertised on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Services in April 2022.
The maximum annual budget is £273,877 per annum. The service commencement date is 1st December 2022 for a term of 3 years plus the option to extend for a further 24 months. The total aggregate value inclusive of all extensions is £1,369,385.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312300
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,369,385
- **Description:** The aim of this CYP MH Digital Service is to provide children, young people and their carers/guardians a digital platform for mental health support services to provide an early intervention, easy to access online in and out of hours counselling and s...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2025

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Transitions Service for NHS West, Mid and South and North East Essex CCGs (active)
  - Award id: `022074-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Polaris Children's Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143756`
  - Value: £1,188,267 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** CYP MH Digital Service (Essex) (active)
  - Award id: `030185-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kooth Digital Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-04154208`
  - Value: £821,631 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** CYP MH Digital Service (Essex) (active)
  - Signed Value: £821,631
  - Signed Date: 23/10/2022

- **Contract:** Transitions Service for NHS West, Mid and South and North East Essex CCGs (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,188,267
  - Signed Date: 28/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030185-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-26T12:19:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:02:40.074Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032b6a