Official UK procurement notice
ITT_30346 Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Service with a Primary Focus on Substance Misuse
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and (RBKC) and City of Westminster (WCC) ran a tender process, under PSR, to award a contract for provision of Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Service with a Primary Focus on Substance Misuse.
The service will deliver a tailored and accessible offer, providing outreach, specialist interventions to children, young people and their families, whilst working closely with partners to prioritise early intervention, education and community engagement.
CPV: Community health services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is an Intention to award a contract under Competitive Process of the…Awarded
This notice is an Intention to award a contract under Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime.
This is a bi-borough service, supporting residents in Westminster (WCC) and Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
The services to be provided are outreach, specialist treatment interventions to children, young people and their families, encompassing issues including substance misuse, wider addictions and sexual health. The provider will work closely with partners to prioritise early intervention, education, and community engagement.
It is a single service but formed of two sovereign contracts, one for each borough.
The approximate lifetime value is £7.3M, split as approximately £3.05M in RBKC and £4.25M in WCC.
This is a new service - an expansion (in scope and value) of the existing service.
The award is to a new supplier.
The Contract term is as follows:
initial Contract Term - 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2030
Extension Period - 01/12/2030 - 30/11/32
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 (Technical): 80%
- Price (Commercial): 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality (Technical): 80
- Price (Commercial): 20
- Suitability
As per tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jun 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064865- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f3bFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As per procurement documents.
Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 29th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.’ Representations should be sent to [email protected] The award decision-makers were, in Westminster City Council, the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Voluntary Sector, and in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Lead Member for Adult Social Care. No conflicts of interest were declared. The assessment was carried out using a weighting of 80% Quality and 20% Commercial (Cost). The key criteria for quality are listed below: 1. Quality and Innovation - 15% 2. Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 23% 3. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 59% 4. Social Value - 3% (Note -social value elements (e.g. staffing requirements) were also incorporated into the other method statement headings, and weighted accordingly) These criteria were agreed, and the weightings allocated, to reflect the importance of the core requirements of the service including safeguarding, reducing health inequalities, addressing stigma and shame, and providing support around wider addictions. These criteria, and the specification align with the Councils Children and Young People (CYP) Drugs Strategy which sets out specific objectives for reducing drug use and associated harms among young people. The assessment process satisfied the Council that the successful provider can deliver the service, with the responses provided against each of the key criteria, providing evidence and confidence that the supplier can meet the requirements of the specification.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published377 days ago13 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Contract starts329 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2025, 21:54 BST
Published amendments (1)
‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.’ The award decision-ma…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | £7,301,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057527-2025-1 · Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2025
- Value
- £7,301,000
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2032
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria