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Durham Tees Valley Talking Therapies partnership service - Tier 2

TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:42.

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 2 to Step 3. The service will provide 2.5 Team Managers, 4.6 High Intensity Therapists, 19 low Intensity Therapists and 1.8 Administrators 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.

Mental Health Matters

Match pending…
Contract value
£3.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
034373-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 514829
Location
Sunderland, UKC1, 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 2 to Step 3. The service will provide 2.5 Team Managers, 4.6 High Intensity Therapists, 19 low Intensity Therapists and 1.8 Administrators 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. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,946,224 to be provided from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 with annual review.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0551b1
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 12pm 3rd July 2025. 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
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 2 to Step 3. The service will provide 2.5 Team Managers, 4.6 High Intensity Therapists, 19 low Intensity Therapists and 1.8 Administrators 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. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,946,224 to be provided from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028 with annual review.

Options

Description
up to 2 extensions

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
To meet financial envelope
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC1

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RX3
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 Trust
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
RX3
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact

Name
Jemma
Telephone
+44 7867537014
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-514829
Name
Mental Health Matters

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC1
Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
514829
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
Mental Health Matters
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-152143
Name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Darlington
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
034373-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-514829
Name
Mental Health Matters

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034373-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
034373-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,946,224
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL22TS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0551b1-2025-06-23T12:55:11+01:00compiled ·