Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
QPM
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park
Kettering
NN156EY
UK
E-mail: agem.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF25
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb/
I.1) Name and addresses
North Northamptonshire Council
Z9D4Z
The Cube, George Street
Corby
NN17 1QG
UK
E-mail: procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF25
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
West Northamptonshire Council
U6Q5Z
Angel St
Northampton
NN1 1ED
UK
E-mail: procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Core Counselling Services in Northamptonshire
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of the service is to;
• Deliver early intervention and prevention
• Address needs including emotional, social and environmental factors
• Provide specialised support
• Collaborate and integrate with local partnerships
• Reduce admissions
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 202 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF24
UKF25
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service specification has been developed to support delivery of the Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy and relevant outcomes set out in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
There are growing inequalities in outcomes related to socio-economic status and outcomes for children become progressively worse the further down the socio-economic spectrum. The service aims to deliver improved outcomes for all young people and shall allocate resources in proportion to need, based on a proportionate universalist model that aims to bring the outcomes for vulnerable children who in line with the outcomes of children generally.
It is intended that a contract will be awarded for 1 year (20th November 2025 to 31st March 2026) with the option to extend for a further 12 months in accordance with the Direct Award Process C (DAP C) of the Providers Selection Regime (PSR) (2023). The anticipated annual value of the contract is £601,000 The key criteria used to assess the provider were the following:
•quality and innovation
•value
•integration, collaboration and service sustainability
•improving access and reducing health inequalities
•social value.
An assessment of suitability has been completed and NICB are assured that the current providers are satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and meet the key criteria above. Declarations and conflicts of interest were assessed, and none were identified.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for 12 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 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 19/11/2025. 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2099/S 001-999999
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
05/09/2025
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
Service Six
06740611
Wellingborough
NN8 3LT
UK
NUTS: UKF25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
05/09/2025
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
The Lowdown
1197273
Northampton
NN1 1PP
UK
NUTS: UKF24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
05/09/2025
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
Time2Talk
802472
Daventry
UK
NUTS: UKF24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
05/09/2025
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
CHAT Youth Counselling
1179806
Oundle
PE8 4BW
UK
NUTS: UKH11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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
05/09/2025
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
Youth Works Northamptonshire
1177502
Kettering
UK
NUTS: UKF25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
'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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 19/11 /2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
Written representations should be sent to agem.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
The decision for this award was undertaken by the acting CFO at NHS Northamptonshire ICB. There were no Conflicts of Interest declared or identified by individuals making the decision. The Key Criteria was assessed by the weighting below;
Key criteria weighting:
•quality and innovation 30%
•value 15%
•integration, collaboration and service sustainability 15%
•improving access and reducing health inequalities 30%
•social value. 10%
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park
Kettering
NN15 6EY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2025