Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Kooth Digital Health Limited
- Value
- £300,511.79
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 043235-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published11 May 2026Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
This is an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Approx lifetime value of the contract is £300,511.79 (6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months). Digital counselling service provision to improve young people's wellbeing and prevent mental health problems in young people, by providing a safe online counselling and support service. Increase early detection of mental health problems so they can be addressed promptly, preventing problems from getting worse and requiring a more specialist response. • Live chat function for a young person to converse with a qualified counsellor. • Messaging function for the young person to contact the service, these are monitored and managed by counsellors, emotional wellbeing practitioners and media workers. • Static and live topic-focused forums; forums encourage the development of a peer- supported community online. • Access to quality, clinically safe, online resources for mental health …
About the supplier
Kooth Digital Health Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04154208).