AwardedAwarded 1 April 2026
Digital Counselling Service for Young People
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded healthcare work to Kooth Digital Health Limited on 1 April 2026.
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What the notice says
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 specific topics to more general subjects such as holidays, family, and relationships.
• Crisis information, and self-help resources.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Kooth Digital Health Limited (SME) 1 bid received | £300,512 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 043235-2026
- Contract notice (update) · notice 048711-2026
Last time this was bought
Children & Young People with Mental Health Needs - Digital Support
- Won by
- Wysa Ltd
- Awarded
- 1 April 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Bids
- 1
Matched on Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLast 12 months
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From notice 043235-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 May 2026, last updated 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.