South London Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Service

NHS England
London
15 July 2026 to 14 July 2027

The service provides multi-modal therapeutic interventions for children and young people aged 4-24, including CBT, play therapy, and systemic family support. The provider must operate a structured triage and safeguarding-weighted prioritisation model, managing clinical risk for those on waiting lists. The contract is a block-funded arrangement requiring partnership working across 12 South London boroughs and the ability to mobilise staffing and infrastructure imminently.

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Awarded value: £1.1m; As published
Published: 15 July 2026
Awarded: 15 July 2026; Rape Crisis South London
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 14 July 2027

What the contract covers

Block contract

Provision of specialist, clinically-led, trauma-informed therapeutic services for children and young people affected by sexual abuse across South London.

Develop child sexual abuse services and pathways.
Deliver clinically led, trauma-informed therapeutic interventions for children and young people who are victims of sexual abuse, including evidence-based psychological interventions, specialist mental health nursing input, creative and developmentally appropriate modalities, trauma-specific expertise, system-focused practice and family-informed/systemic interventions.
Operate referral, assessment, triage and prioritisation arrangements based on clinical assessment, safeguarding considerations and presenting need, including structured risk assessment and clinical oversight of children and young people awaiting allocation.
Provide partnership working with relevant stakeholders and mobilise the staffing and infrastructure required to deliver the service specification.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Block contract
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 15 July 2026 to 14 July 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85100000

Services in this contract

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Lifecycle

Published
15 July 2026
Contract awardedto Rape Crisis South London
15 July 2026
Contract starts
15 July 2026
Contract ends
14 July 2027

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NHS England

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Rape Crisis South London

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3638588/south-london-child-sexual-abuse-therapeutic-service
Buyer reference: PRJ-2249
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS England. South London Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Service. Contract award, 15 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3638588/south-london-child-sexual-abuse-therapeutic-service (accessed 5 November 2026).