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# Digital Counselling Service for Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-counselling-service-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-06963e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: "Digital Counselling Service for Young People". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/black-country-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-taj)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG36, UKG37, UKG38, UKG39
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £300,512 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06963e`

## 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/digital-counselling-service-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-06963e#tl-md)

## Description
Digital counselling service provision to improve young people's wellbeing and prevent mental health problems in young people, by providing a safe online counselling and support service. 
Increase early detection of mental health problems so they can be addressed promptly, preventing problems from getting worse and requiring a more specialist response.  
•	Live chat function for a young person to converse with a qualified counsellor.
•	Messaging function for the young person to contact the service, these are monitored and managed by counsellors, emotional wellbeing practitioners and media workers.
•	Static and live topic-focused forums; forums encourage the development of a peer- supported community online.
•	Access to quality, clinically safe, online resources for mental health specific topics to more general subjects such as holidays, family, and relationships. 
•	Crisis information, and self-help resources.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** This is an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.
Approx lifetime value of the contract is £300,511.79 (6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months).
Digital counselling service provision...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Digital Counselling Service for young people (active)
  - Award id: `043235-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kooth Digital Health Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-04154208`
  - Value: £300,512 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Digital Counselling Service for young people (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,512
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048711-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-26T11:55:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:39:06.753Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06963e