Official UK procurement notice
Core Counselling Services in Northamptonshire
Authority: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the service is to;
- Deliver early intervention and prevention
- Address needs including emotional, social and environmental factors
- Provide specialised support
- Collaborate and integrate with local partnerships
- Reduce admissions
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This service specification has been developed to support delivery of the…Awarded
This service specification has been developed to support delivery of the Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy and relevant outcomes set out in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
There are growing inequalities in outcomes related to socio-economic status and outcomes for children become progressively worse the further down the socio-economic spectrum. The service aims to deliver improved outcomes for all young people and shall allocate resources in proportion to need, based on a proportionate universalist model that aims to bring the outcomes for vulnerable children who in line with the outcomes of children generally.
This contract was awarded under Direct Award Process C on 20th November 2025 and this notice confirms the extension option has been enacted.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 16:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029269- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd27Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 19/11/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: This notice confirms the ICB has invoked the extension option for the Core Counselling service. Further details on the initial procurement of this contract can be found on FTS at 2025/S 000-072202
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Following publication of the initial notice, no representations were received by COP on 19/11/2025 and contracts were entered into with the providers identified. This F:14 confirms award under Direct Award Process C of the PSR 2023 regulations.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAT Youth Counselling, Service SixSME, The Lowdown, Time2Talk, Youth Works Northamptonshirejoint award | £1,202,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Service SixSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| The Lowdown | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Time2Talk | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| CHAT Youth Counselling | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Youth Works Northamptonshire | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029269-2026-QPM_SF_YWORKSSYCoun_042025_1Yr-1 · CHAT Youth Counselling, Service SixSME, The Lowdown, Time2Talk, Youth Works Northamptonshire
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,202,000
- Status
- active
- Change The decision has been taken to invoke the 12 month contract extension for the Core Counselling Contract in Northamptonshire., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This contract was awarded under DAP C on 20th November 2025 and this notice confirms the extension option has been enacted.
Contract 072202-2025-1 · Service SixSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 072202-2025-2 · The Lowdown
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 072202-2025-3 · Time2Talk
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 072202-2025-4 · CHAT Youth Counselling
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 072202-2025-5 · Youth Works Northamptonshire
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- North Northamptonshire CouncilContracting authority
- West Northamptonshire CouncilContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- CHAT Youth CounsellingAwarded supplier
- Service SixAwarded supplier
- Service SixAwarded supplier
- The LowdownAwarded supplier
- Time2TalkAwarded supplier
- Youth Works NorthamptonshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.