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CCS076 Staying Close Trauma Informed Support

Derbyshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:54.

Opportunity overview

This is the service specification for the delivery of Trauma Informed Therapeutic Support for the Staying Close project. Staying Close is a Dfe funded initiative to deliver support to 2 cohorts of 15 young people to provide additional practical, emotional and housing support to care experienced young people transitioning to adulthood in Derbyshire.

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.

Action For Children

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£148.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Aug 2025
Award ID
059928-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1097940
Location
Watford, UKF1, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services

Lots

  • This is the service specification for the delivery of Trauma Informed Therapeutic Support for the Staying Close project. In order to improves outcomes for children in care the provider will be required to support the Staying Close project and wider networks using a Trauma Informed approach (PACE) to support young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing and deliver a psychologically informed approach to their emotional stability. The provider will also be required to collate key themes and outcomes for Staying Close young people and provide training around those key themes each quarter to Leaving Care Service and partners. Staying Close had an annual cohort of 15 young people in each of its first two delivery years. A third cohort of 15 young people is anticipated from Autumn 2025 to 31 August 2026. Cohort 3 will be a younger cohort aged 16-18 and will offer that additional trauma informed support to aid with a smoother transition into independence and staying close to who and what is important to them. The intention is to award the contract to an exisiting provider following the Provider selection Regime direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £146,776.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
DN791461
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 07 October 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
1
Description
Corrigendum: '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 are 8th October 2025 Lifetime value of the contract £148,776

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous 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
This is the service specification for the delivery of Trauma Informed Therapeutic Support for the Staying Close project. In order to improves outcomes for children in care the provider will be required to support the Staying Close project and wider networks using a Trauma Informed approach (PACE) to support young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing and deliver a psychologically informed approach to their emotional stability. The provider will also be required to collate key themes and outcomes for Staying Close young people and provide training around those key themes each quarter to Leaving Care Service and partners. Staying Close had an annual cohort of 15 young people in each of its first two delivery years. A third cohort of 15 young people is anticipated from Autumn 2025 to 31 August 2026. Cohort 3 will be a younger cohort aged 16-18 and will offer that additional trauma informed support to aid with a smoother transition into independence and staying close to who and what is important to them. The intention is to award the contract to an exisiting provider following the Provider selection Regime direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £146,776.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficent 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
UKF1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-140671
Name
Derbyshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF1
Locality
Matlock
Postal Code
DE43AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

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
Derbyshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Andrea McCloskey
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-1097940
Name
Action For Children

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF1
Locality
Watford
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 The Boulevard

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
1097940
Scheme
GB-CHC
Legal Name
Action For Children
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-4363
Name
Derbyshire County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Matlock
Postal Code
DE4 3AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Identifier

Legal Name
Derbyshire County Council

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
059928-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1097940
Name
Action For Children

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059928-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
059928-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
148,776
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Matlock · UKF1 · DE43AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a2a7-2025-11-20T11:07:47Zcompiled ·