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Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:08.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25, with access to a range of resources, including self-help strategies, same day access to counselling via online chat offer. In addition, a community presence via an Engagement Officer who works within local schools to promote the service uptake.

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.

Kooth Digital Health Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£251.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
15 Feb 2024
Award ID
010662-2025-24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04154208
Location
London, UKI, W2 1AY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 12 months via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25. The contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2026 with a further option to extend for 12 months with expiry 31st March 2027. The annual contract value is £83,800 (plus any appropriate NHS uplift).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
24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1
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
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by withing 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health 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
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - St Helens Place intend to award a 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 12 months via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver a digital mental health and emotional wellbeing offer for St Helens children and young people aged 10 - 25. The contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will expire 31st March 2026 with a further option to extend for 12 months with expiry 31st March 2027. The annual contract value is £83,800 (plus any appropriate NHS uplift).

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
99
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
1

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
The service is available for children and young people aged 10-25 years resident within the St Helens area or registered with a St Helens GP.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD71

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QYG
Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD61
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

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
QYG
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Name
Mervyn Kennedy
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04154208
Name
Kooth Digital Health Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
W2 1AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Merchant Square

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04154208
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Kooth Digital Health Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-134567
Name
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
010662-2025-24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1-1
Title
Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04154208
Name
Kooth Digital Health Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
010662-2025-24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1-1
Title
Online Children & Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing provision (10-25 years) in St Helens
Status
active
Award ID
010662-2025-24-26-QYG-01X-DFC-CON-V1-1
Date Signed
15 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
251,400
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA1 1QY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD71

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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