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RfP for Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Peer Mediation and Education Support Service - PSR Direct Award C

London Borough of Camden · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:54.

Opportunity overview

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Peer Mentoring and Education programme provides innovative peer support and engagement work predominantly with secondary school children. The overall aim of the service is to prevent and reduce the impact of mental health conditions on 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.

Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Mar 2025
Award ID
009764-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI31, W1T 5NZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The Peer Mentoring and Education Service (PMES) aims to prevent and reduce the impact of mental health conditions on young people (YP), promote positive conversations about mental wellbeing, and provide innovative programmes of support with and for young people, predominantly those of secondary school age, across Camden. The service consists of two elements. The flexible Peer Mentoring service, led by, and accessible to, young people in Camden delivers focused programmes across a range of youth settings, The service delivers peer support, both individually and in group settings, as well as training older adolescents as peer mentors to deliver structured programmes for other young people. The council intends to award the contract Fitzrovia Youth in Action following Direct Award Provider C as set out in Provider Selection Regime. The award of contract to Fitzrovia youth in Action will be for an initial period of three (3) with the option to extend for a further two (2) years for the total sum of £1,031.840.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
DN759384
Status
complete
Review Details
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 27th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 25th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3
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 the most suitable provider process. The contract award date is 02 April 2025 and the service will be delivered for a period of 36 months with an option to extend by a further 24 months at the sole direction of the Council. The total estimated aggregated value of the contract including extensions is £1,031,840. There were no written representations during the standstill period and there were no conflict of interests during the process.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
DEFAULT

New Value

Old Value

Entry 2
Id
4
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 the Direct Award Type C process. The contract award date is 02nd April 2025 and the service will be delivered for a period of 36 months with an option to extend by a further 24 months at the sole direction of the Council. The total estimated aggregated value of the contract including extensions is £1,031,840. There were no written representations during the standstill period and there were no conflict of interests during the process.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
DEFAULT

New Value

Old Value

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
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
The Peer Mentoring and Education Service (PMES) aims to prevent and reduce the impact of mental health conditions on young people (YP), promote positive conversations about mental wellbeing, and provide innovative programmes of support with and for young people, predominantly those of secondary school age, across Camden. The service consists of two elements. The flexible Peer Mentoring service, led by, and accessible to, young people in Camden delivers focused programmes across a range of youth settings, The service delivers peer support, both individually and in group settings, as well as training older adolescents as peer mentors to deliver structured programmes for other young people. The council intends to award the contract Fitzrovia Youth in Action following Direct Award Provider C as set out in Provider Selection Regime. The award of contract to Fitzrovia youth in Action will be for an initial period of three (3) with the option to extend for a further two (2) years for the total sum of £1,031.840.

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 locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-33168
Name
London Borough of Camden

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1C 4AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
London Borough of Camden

Contact

Name
Mr Stephen Spencer
Telephone
+44 2079748377
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-140937
Name
Fitzrovia Youth in Action

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 5NZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
66 - 68 Warren Street,

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Fitzrovia Youth in Action
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-33169
Name
London Borough of Camden

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
N1C 4AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Pancras Square

Identifier

Legal Name
London Borough of Camden

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
009764-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140937
Name
Fitzrovia Youth in Action

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009764-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
009764-2025-1
Date Signed
17 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,031,840
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · N1C 4AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI31

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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