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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of CBT and Counselling services to children and young people

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:16.

Opportunity overview

Provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Think Therapy

Matched by number
Contract value
£180k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Jan 2025
Award ID
007459-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07205908
Location
Merseyside, UKD7, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • MCFT intends to contract with Think Therapy Oaktree House, 52 Briarfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 8JZ. This service works closely with mid-Mersey CYPMHS teams to provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. MCFT is currently in contract with Think Therapy. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04e87a
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
MCFT intends to contract with Think Therapy Oaktree House, 52 Briarfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 8JZ. This service works closely with mid-Mersey CYPMHS teams to provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. MCFT is currently in contract with Think Therapy. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 11 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.' Date Awarded: 12.03.25 Contract Term: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 Contract Value: £180,000

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
MCFT intends to contract with Think Therapy Oaktree House, 52 Briarfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 8JZ. This service works closely with mid-Mersey CYPMHS teams to provide CBT and Counselling services to children and young people. MCFT is currently in contract with Think Therapy. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Merseyside

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RW4
Name
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L341PJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
RW4
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact

Name
Marie Beaumont
Telephone
+44 1514710000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07205908
Name
Think Therapy

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Merseyside
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
07205908
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Think Therapy
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-41617
Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Merseyside
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
007459-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07205908
Name
Think Therapy

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007459-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
007459-2025-1
Date Signed
6 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
180,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD7 · L341PJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e87a-2025-05-21T14:37:45+01:00compiled ·