Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RX3
Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way
Darlington
DL22TS
UK
Contact person: Jemma Amer
Telephone: +44 7867537014
E-mail: jemma.amer1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.tewv.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS Foundation Trust
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Creative Community Mental Health Learning Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Community health services, but only in respect of community health services which are delivered to individuals.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, the contract will be delivered from 1st April 2026 for 36 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months. The annual contract value is £80,000. A unique collaboration between TEWV and YSJU, Converge aims to support adults in the local community recovering from serious mental illness at the same time as enabling the university to fulfil its distinctive mission of social inclusion. Converge actively brings people onto the university campus, offering a portfolio of courses which are designed to support flourishing - TEWV provides core funding whilst the university provides free use of its outstanding facilities, access to its community, as well as logistical support and leadership.
At the heart of Converge is the bringing together of Converge students and university students. Each learns from the other, each develops thanks to the other, and the long-term impact is felt not only in the lives of hundreds of individuals each year, The service will support the wider social and cultural community of York and North Yorkshire, creating a learning community that is constantly developing in response both to need and to demand.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: 80000
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Extension option to extend 24 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 noon 25th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Converge
York
UK
NUTS: UKE2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The following line should be included: 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 decision makers by noon, 25th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
Representations should be sent to jemma.amer1@nhs.net
The award decision-makers include:
Billie Harkess (General manager ) 16/03/26, Brian Cranna (Care Group Director of Operations & Transformation- NYY) 16/03/26 and Steven Tait 16/03/26( Principle Finance Business Partner )
- note any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed; and Liz Romaniak - Director of Finance (13/04/26)
All key criteria was met by the provided who has been providing a good service for over 6 years.
No conflicts of interest have been declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2026