Official UK procurement notice
Kent Children & Young People's Core Therapeutic Alliance
Authority: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board have undertaken a Provider Selection Regime<br/>(PSR) Competitive Process for a Children's & Young People's Core Therapeutic Alliance service in Kent. The contract duration will be for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board have undertaken a Provider Selection Regime…AwardedPublished value£55,303,703
NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board have undertaken a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process for a Children's & Young People's Core Therapeutic Alliance service in Kent. The Therapeutic Alliance will offer NICE-compliant, evidence-based, individual and group-based interventions to children and young people with predominantly moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs. In some cases, the Provider will support children and young people with more severe and enduring mental health needs as part of a multi-agency response / care plan.<br/><br/>A range of evidence-based and innovative support and interventions, including self-help support, will be offered to cater for children and young people’s differing needs and preferences. Where appropriate, support will be provided to families. Evidence-based interventions will include:<br/>
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy<br/>
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited creative therapies (examples being cooking, gardening, outward bound, arts, craft, drama, eco-therapies, music<br/>
- mentoring<br/>
- peer support sessions.<br/>In addition, the Provider must offer a digital intervention offer that:<br/>
- is freely open to access<br/>
- is tailored for different age groups as appropriate<br/>
- is available out of hours (with some aspects available 24/7)<br/>
- has a high level of activity/supports a large number of children and young people<br/>
- includes peer support and forum functionality.<br/>This contract relates to a new service in terms of model (moving from multiple providers to a lead provider) - existing services have been through a review to re-design service model and delivery and transform existing arrangements into a new provision with the intention to award being made to an existing provider. <br/>The contract duration will be for an initial period of 10 years with an option<br/>to extend for up to a further 3 years as required.<br/>This notice is an Intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process.<br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £51,501,775<br/>The initial term of the contract will be between 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2036, with the option to extend to up to 31st March 2039
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 (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 43%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 11%
- Value: 20%
- Social Value: 12%
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 14%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 43%
- Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability: 14%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 11%
- Social Value: 12%
- Value: 20%
- 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
- 3 Mar 2025, 17:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 14:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C335201- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012461- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e91aFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 23:59 on the 15th July 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.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected].<br/><br/>Award decision-makers - Kent & Medway ICB Board<br/><br/>Date of decision: 1st July 2025<br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest: None declared<br/><br/>The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows:<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation 43%<br/><br/>Value 20%<br/><br/>Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 14%<br/><br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 11%<br/><br/>Social value 12%<br/><br/>The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to the specification and requirements of the integrated care system.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published254 days ago11 Feb 2026, 14:23 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 11:42 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3 | 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 … | 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.Date of Award: 10th February 2026The l… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SalusSMESubcontracting: declared | £51,501,775 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036716-2025-1 · SalusSME
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2025
- Value
- £51,501,775
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SalusAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.