ITT: NNICB Longer Term Therapeutic Treatment for Children

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver a Longer Term Therapeutic Treatment Service for children and young people who are survivors of sexual abuse.

The service will provide therapeutic support to children and young people aged 17 and under who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, alongside support for their non-abusing parents or carers.

The commission is intended to reduce the impact of abuse on children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing while building resilience, supporting healthier relationships and reducing vulnerability to further abuse.

Service Requirements

The appointed provider will be expected to deliver therapeutic support that responds to the individual needs of children and young people and their families.

The service aims to:

• Provide therapeutic support to children and young people aged 17 and under who are victims or survivors of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation
• Organisations looking at additional ways to support children and young people may also be interested in digital mental-health support for children and young people, particularly where services aim to improve emotional wellbeing and access to support
• Support non-abusing parents and carers to minimise the impact of abuse on the child or young person’s mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Build resilience and improve the prospect of positive outcomes while reducing vulnerability to further abuse
• Support service users to access specialist services where continuing or additional needs are identified
• Provide a seamless experience where children, young people or their families need to transition to another service
• Adapt provision appropriately for children and young people with protected characteristics
• Support children and young people to develop healthy and trusting relationships
• Improve emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing
• Increase the knowledge and understanding of parents and carers around supporting and protecting their child or young person

Organisations supporting children and families may also be interested in related young carers support services, particularly where provision focuses on the wellbeing and practical needs of young people with caring responsibilities.

The service will operate across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Contract Information

• Buyer: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
• Deadline: 9 September 2026, 4:00pm
• Contract Value: £622,323 excluding VAT
• Delivery Length: 14 months from 1 February 2027, with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months
• Tender Link: Click here

Providers should search for project C463201 – ITT: NNICB Longer Term Therapeutic Treatment for Children on the Atamis procurement portal.

The procurement includes an affordability threshold. The ICB has confirmed that bids exceeding the applicable threshold will be disqualified. Further information on the threshold is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation and has not been disclosed in the information provided.

Evaluation Criteria

Price is not the only award criterion.

The detailed evaluation criteria and individual weightings are contained within the procurement documents and are therefore not disclosed in the information provided.

Procurement Procedure

The opportunity is being conducted through an Open procedure as a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

Organisations considering similar healthcare opportunities may benefit from understanding how to prepare before a tender is published, allowing them to review requirements and prepare the necessary information in advance.

The award is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The notice confirms that the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award.

Variants will not be accepted, and tenderers will be required to maintain their tenders for 24 months from the tender submission date.

Regulatory and Compliance Requirements

Specific regulatory, registration or accreditation requirements for the appointed provider are not disclosed in the information provided.

The opportunity provides a commissioning route for organisations experienced in therapeutic support for children and young people affected by sexual abuse and exploitation, with a particular focus on longer-term recovery, emotional wellbeing, resilience and support for non-abusing parents and carers.

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