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Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 1

TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:58.

Opportunity overview

The service will be fully integrated into the Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies service, supporting service users who require a stepped care psychological intervention ranging from Step 1 to Step 4. The service will provide 7 Counsellors for depression and 3 step 1 counsellors WTE (Whole time Equivalent) who are qualified staff to deliver the service. Staff will be co-located within the service team structure. Staff will be expected to work towards meeting waiting list and treatment targets of the service collectively.

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.

Sunderland Counselling Service

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
022806-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1159057
Location
Sunderland, UKC, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • The service will be fully integrated into the Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies service, supporting service users who require a stepped care psychological intervention ranging from Step 1 to Step 4. The service will provide 7 Counsellors for depression and 3 step 1 counsellors WTE (Whole time Equivalent) who are qualified staff to deliver the service. Staff will be co-located within the service team structure. Staff will be expected to work towards meeting waiting list and treatment targets of the service collectively.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
ocds-h6vhtk-05176f
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 midnight 29th May 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
The contract has now been awarded. 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.' award date 30th May 2025 - contract to be delivered to 31st March 2028.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community 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
Yes
Description
The service will be fully integrated into the Durham and Tees Valley talking therapies service, supporting service users who require a stepped care psychological intervention ranging from Step 1 to Step 4. The service will provide 7 Counsellors for depression and 3 step 1 counsellors WTE (Whole time Equivalent) who are qualified staff to deliver the service. Staff will be co-located within the service team structure. Staff will be expected to work towards meeting waiting list and treatment targets of the service collectively.

Options

Description
contract term is 1 plus 1 plus 1

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
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139868
Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC13
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL22TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
NHS
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Jemma
Telephone
+44 7867537014
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-1159057
Name
Sunderland Counselling Service

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
1159057
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
Sunderland Counselling Service
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-128983
Name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Middlesbrough
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
022806-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1159057
Name
Sunderland Counselling Service

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
022806-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
022806-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,428,965
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL22TS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05176f-2025-05-30T16:10:21+01:00compiled ·