Official UK procurement notice
Devon ICB - Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service
Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a formal award notice to award a contract using a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations for NHS Devon Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service
Details of the services were provided in the F02: Contract Notice published 28th August (2025 - 2025/S 000-0787501) and F03: Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) published 2nd December 2025 (2025/S 000-078750)
The contract period is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (which includes an optional extension period for up to 2 (two) years), as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioners
The total combined maximum contract value across the full potential term of 5 (five) years, including any optional extension years for £2,115,000, exclusive of VAT.
The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Representations by providers were instructed be made to decision makers by midnight 12th December 2025.
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner along with the publication of this notice.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,115,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Value: 10
- Suitability
A detailed Basic Selection Criteria document will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
A detailed Basic Selection Criteria document will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
A detailed Basic Selection Criteria document will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 11 Jun 2025, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C377625 / WA18420- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082792- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0546bdFind a Tender
- Performance terms
A partially drafted NHS Standard Contract will be provided to registered bidders as part of the invitation to tender (ITT) documentation.
Publisher note: This is a formal award notice to award a contract using a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations for NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the provision of the Children & Young People's Community Based Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Services Details of the services were provided in the F02: Contract Notice published 28th August 2025 (2025/S 000-052010) and F03: Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) published 2nd December 2025 (2025/S 000-005903). The contract period is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (which includes an optional extension period for up to 2 (two) years). The total combined contract value, including extensions is £2,115,000 for the term of 5 (five) years. The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Representations by providers were instructed be made to decision makers by midnight 12th December 2025. The service was advertised on the national Find a Tender (FTS) portal on 28th August 2025. The linked tender documentation was issued to bidders on 28th August 2025 with a deadline of 6th October 2025, which included the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) in the form of the Basic Selection Criteria (BSC) and the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Within the ITT documentation, the tender questions were linked back to the five sections of the key criteria under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), which overall provided the following: Section Section Weighting Technical 90% Value 10% Total 100% The highest scoring provider was Young Devon (Group). Potential conflicts of interest: The SCW procurement team supported the project in the management of conflicts throughout the process. In line with national guidance (Managing conflicts of interest: revised statutory guidance for CCGs 2017) conflicts of interest were given a high priority within the procurement, with 'conflicts of interest' a standing item at project group meetings. Project members were required to complete Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality forms prior to receiving any sensitive documentation. All conflicts were appropriately managed within the project, and there are no latent risks associated with the aforementioned conflicts. The number of conflicts of interest identified among group: 0. Bidders were required to complete Conflict of Interest declarations as part of their bid. They are also under an ongoing obligation to update the Commissioners should any declarations change in the future. For the purposes of where written representations were sought, they were instructed to be sent to the following email address: [email protected] This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner along with the publication of this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected12 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened392 days ago29 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published316 days ago15 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025- Published value updated to £2,115,00028 Aug 2025, 14:17 BSTwas £2,538,000
- Status changed to active28 Aug 2025, 14:17 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Aug 2025, 14:17 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST28 Aug 2025, 14:17 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2025, 09:54 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young DevonSMESubcontracting: declared | £2,115,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Young DevonSME | £2,115,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078750-2025-1 · Young DevonSME
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,115,000
- Status
- active
Contract 082792-2025-1 · Young DevonSME
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2025
- Value
- £2,115,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Devon ICBReview body
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon LaneReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Young DevonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.