Official UK procurement notice
Youth Workers in Emergency Departments
Authority: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight intend to commission No Limits to provide Emergency Department (ED) Youth Workers. Their core functions is to provide specialist youth work-based interventions, based on support needs at the time. The service equips young people with more skills and knowledge to look after and manage their mental health and address some of the wider personal and social factors that may have led to their attendance. The service connects young people into wider offers for brief interventions and longer-term support, including specialist services e.g. housing, substance misuse, debt advice, vulnerable groups as well as mental health support.
CPV: Guidance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight intend to commission No Limits to provide…Awarded
NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight intend to commission No Limits to provide Emergency Department (ED) Youth Workers for the total lifetime value of £914,000 between 01 April 2025 and 31 March 2028. Their core functions is to provide specialist youth work-based interventions, based on support needs at the time. The service equips young people with more skills and knowledge to look after and manage their mental health and address some of the wider personal and social factors that may have led to their attendance. The service connects young people into wider offers for brief interventions and longer-term support, including specialist services e.g. housing, substance misuse, debt advice, vulnerable groups as well as mental health support.
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 decision makers by midnight on 28th March 2025 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
- 17 Mar 2025, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 09:29 BST
- Authority reference
F16938- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011914- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eda4Find 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 28 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 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 decision makers by midnight on 28 March 2025 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address for representations: [email protected] The award decision was approved by the following boards: HIOW ICB Spending Control Group HIOW ICB Procurement Group Conflict of interest assessment was completed with no conflicts identified. Quality and innovation; value; and Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, were viewed as the most important of the key criteria due to the nature of the services provided. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability; and social value were also considered within the assessment.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextV.1.3 | 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 direct award process C. The contract award value is £914,000.… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Limits | £914,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Youth Workers in Emergency Departments · No Limits
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2025
- Value
- £914,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- No LimitsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.