Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane,
Exeter
EX25AZ
UK
Contact person: Samantha Phillips
E-mail: scwcsu.scwprocurement.devon@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK43
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://devon.icb.nhs/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Devon ICB - Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service
Reference number: C377625 / WA18420
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a formal award notice to award a contract using a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations for NHS Devon Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service
Details of the services were provided in the F02: Contract Notice published 28th August (2025 - 2025/S 000-0787501) and F03: Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) published 2nd December 2025 (2025/S 000-078750)
The contract period is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (which includes an optional extension period for up to 2 (two) years), as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioners
The total combined maximum contract value across the full potential term of 5 (five) years, including any optional extension years for £2,115,000, exclusive of VAT.
The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Representations by providers were instructed be made to decision makers by midnight 12th December 2025.
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner along with the publication of this notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 115 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a formal award notice to award a contract using a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations for NHS Devon Children and Young People's (CYP) Admission Avoidance and Discharge Support Service
Details of the services were provided in the F02: Contract Notice published 28th August (2025 - 2025/S 000-0787501) and F03: Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) published 2nd December 2025 (2025/S 000-078750)
The contract period is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (which includes an optional extension period for up to 2 (two) years), as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioners
The total combined maximum contract value across the full potential term of 5 (five) years, including any optional extension years for £2,115,000, exclusive of VAT.
The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Representations by providers were instructed be made to decision makers by midnight 12th December 2025.
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner along with the publication of this notice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As detailed above, the services are scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026. The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 (three) years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 (two) years, as defined at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-052010
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
02/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Young Devon
1057949
10 Erme Road
ivybridge, Devon
PL21 0AB
UK
NUTS: UKK4
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:
: 2 115 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a formal award notice to award a contract using a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations for NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the provision of the Children & Young People's Community Based Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Services
Details of the services were provided in the F02: Contract Notice published 28th August 2025 (2025/S 000-052010) and F03: Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) published 2nd December 2025 (2025/S 000-005903).
The contract period is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (which includes an optional extension period for up to 2 (two) years). The total combined contract value, including extensions is £2,115,000 for the term of 5 (five) years.
The publication of this notice marks the end of the standstill period. Representations by providers were instructed be made to decision makers by midnight 12th December 2025.
The service was advertised on the national Find a Tender (FTS) portal on 28th August 2025. The linked tender documentation was issued to bidders on 28th August 2025 with a deadline of 6th October 2025, which included the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) in the form of the Basic Selection Criteria (BSC) and the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Within the ITT documentation, the tender questions were linked back to the five sections of the key criteria under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), which overall provided the following:
Section Section Weighting
Technical 90%
Value 10%
Total 100%
The highest scoring provider was Young Devon (Group).
Potential conflicts of interest:
The SCW procurement team supported the project in the management of conflicts throughout the process. In line with national guidance (Managing conflicts of interest: revised statutory guidance for CCGs 2017) conflicts of interest were given a high priority within the procurement, with 'conflicts of interest' a standing item at project group meetings.
Project members were required to complete Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality forms prior to receiving any sensitive documentation. All conflicts were appropriately managed within the project, and there are no latent risks associated with the aforementioned conflicts. The number of conflicts of interest identified among group: 0.
Bidders were required to complete Conflict of Interest declarations as part of their bid. They are also under an ongoing obligation to update the Commissioners should any declarations change in the future.
For the purposes of where written representations were sought, they were instructed to be sent to the following email address: scwcsu.scwprocurement.devon@nhs.net
This exercise was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner along with the publication of this notice.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/12/2025