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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:37.

Opportunity overview

This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of the Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service.

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.

Axis Counselling

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£163.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jan 2025
Award ID
008395-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1074830
Location
Shrewsbury, UKG22, SY1 1LY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121270 — Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Lots

  • This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of the Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (NHS STW) currently holds a contract with Axis Counselling for this service and anticipates no change to the current service provision. Axis is a charity with 30 years' experience of working with victims/survivors of sexual abuse across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The service offers a range of support across the counselling and ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) services.   Axis Counselling work with people aged 5+ who have experienced:   • Childhood sexual abuse   • Child sexual exploitation   • Sexual assault, sexual violence, rape.   • Online sexual abuse  In addition, the service supports family members of Victims/Survivors of sexual trauma.   The service offers a range of services including a Trauma Informed Online Self-Help Programme, Workshops, Brief Counselling, Trauma Focused Counselling & Group work.   NHS STW is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10). The intention is to award a contract to Axis Counselling, the existing provider, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The contract period shall be for a period 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March2026. The estimated contract value is £163,283.00.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WHISP-354
Status
complete
Review Details
Written representation should be sent by 20/03/2025. To: stw.stw.cmt@nhs.net
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
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 20/03/2025. 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 of contract award: 01/04/2025 - dates between which the services are intended be provided: 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026 - lifetime value of the contract: £163,283.00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121270
Scheme
CPV
Description
Psychiatrist or psychologist 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
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of the Counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (NHS STW) currently holds a contract with Axis Counselling for this service and anticipates no change to the current service provision. Axis is a charity with 30 years' experience of working with victims/survivors of sexual abuse across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The service offers a range of support across the counselling and ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) services.   Axis Counselling work with people aged 5+ who have experienced:   • Childhood sexual abuse   • Child sexual exploitation   • Sexual assault, sexual violence, rape.   • Online sexual abuse  In addition, the service supports family members of Victims/Survivors of sexual trauma.   The service offers a range of services including a Trauma Informed Online Self-Help Programme, Workshops, Brief Counselling, Trauma Focused Counselling & Group work.   NHS STW is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10). The intention is to award a contract to Axis Counselling, the existing provider, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The contract period shall be for a period 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March2026. The estimated contract value is £163,283.00.

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
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
County of Shropshire.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG21
Entry 2
Region
UKG22

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-117909
Name
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG21
Locality
Telford
Postal Code
TF1 1LX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington

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

Legal Name
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Hayley Smith
Telephone
+44 7770493216
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-1074830
Name
Axis Counselling

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG22
Locality
Shrewsbury
Postal Code
SY1 1LY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Fletcher House, 15 College Hill

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
1074830
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
Axis Counselling

Award information

Award 1
Id
008395-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1074830
Name
Axis Counselling

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008395-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
008395-2025-1
Date Signed
22 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
163,283
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Telford · UKG21 · TF1 1LX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG21
  • Delivery location · UKG22

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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