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Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Service in North and West Bristol

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has commissioned an early intervention wellbeing service for Children and Young People (CYP), experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance. This encompasses: •hosting a specialist CYP link worker • offering 1:1 support to CYP and their families • delivering wellbeing group programmes, responsive to need in schools, based around themes of physical activity, nature, art and emotional resilience. •leading, managing and overseeing the project. A Prior Information Notice was published on the 16th of December 2024, ref 2024/S 000-040488. Which resulted in 13 responses. A Request for Quote (RFQ) process was carried out inviting the 13 bidders to participate in accordance with the requirements of a Below Threshold contract (Light Touch Regime) pursuant to section 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 ('the Act'), since the contract is a Health and Social Care service and below the threshold of a Light touch contract. Following the RFQ process, the contract was awarded to Southmead Development Trust. The total value of the contract is £238,630 over the initial 3 year term, and there is an optional 2 year extension, thereby bringing the maximum contract value to £397,750 if the extension period is utilised.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£397.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£477.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
BRISTOL, UKK11, BS10 5PY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-05d2ed
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QUY
Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6AG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
QUY
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPCD-6597-HCDW
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-0DF
Name
NHS South Central and West CSU
Role Details
Procurement Support

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKJ35
Country
GB
Locality
Eastleigh
Postal Code
SO50 5PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Omega House, 112 Southampton Road

Details

Identifier

Id
0DF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PXTZ-5316-XWPW
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-164713
Name
Southmead Development Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Locality
BRISTOL
Postal Code
BS10 5PY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
GREENWAY CENTRE, DONCASTER ROAD

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large

Contact

Telephone
01179503335

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164713
Name
Southmead Development Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
18 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
397,750
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
477,300

Period

Ends
17 Sept 2028, 23:59
Starts
18 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
17 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is the option to extend the contract by two years. This option is included in the contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068012-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 07:51

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
• Number of children/families engaged in 1:1 sessions
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
• Improvement in self-reported wellbeing
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
• Improvement in school attendance (consider cut off point)

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6AG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d2ed-2025-10-24T07:51:58+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·