Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The North Yorkshire Council
8867655
County Hall, Racecourse Lane,
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
UK
Contact person: Louisa Cordon
Telephone: +44 1609536901
E-mail: louisa.cordon@northyorks.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104117
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Clinical Practitioner Service - Psychologically Informed Partnership Approach (PIPA)
Reference number: 317-NYC-CY
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Clinical Practitioner Service - Psychologically Informed Partnership Approach (PIPA) offers psychological support to children, who are looked after or on the edge of care, and their families. The service manages young people who are at significant risk safely within their homes.
A contract has been awarded for an initial period of three years (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028) with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1st April 2028 - 31st March 2030)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 826 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121270
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service contributes to a psychologically informed partnership approach to meeting the needs of looked after children, those who are in need or on the edge of care.
This service is made up of two strands. The first strand aims to provide a flexible, proactive, creative and accessible psychological service for children, young people and their families. The second strand of the service supports North Yorkshire Council’s Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) team to embed psychological approaches to practice, through bespoke training, consultation and joint working. This will include supporting the development of systemic practice through consultation, formulation and joint working and developing reflective approaches to practice throughout the organisation in partnership with North Yorkshire Council staff, managers and senior leaders.
The Authority is of the view that the existing provider is the only provider that can deliver the health care services therefore, the contract has been awarded using Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime for an initial 3 year period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028) with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1st April 2028 - 31st March 2030). The estimated value of the contract over 5 years is £4,826,200.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
The contract was awarded using Direct Award Process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Clinical Practitioner Service - Psychologically Informed Partnership Approach (PIPA)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington
UK
NUTS: UKE22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 826 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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.
The decision to award this contract was approved by North Yorkshire Council's Children and Young People's Leadership Team. No conflicts of interest were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/08/2025