NHS England - London (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") is seeking to commission a specialist therapeutic service for child victims of sexual abuse, covering the 12 South London Boroughs and two ICB regions (SEL and SWL) to meet the needs of this population in an area that historically has been underserved by such services. Initial development was supported through time-limited grant funding, enabling pathway design, stakeholder engagement and early learning. This service now sets out a refined, evidence-informed model suitable for sustained commissioning. Key features of the service are: • A specialist, trauma-informed service for children and young people (CYP) aged 4 - 24 affected by sexual abuse and rape across South London's 12 boroughs. • The service will support CYP who have experienced sexual trauma and/or safeguarding needs in relation to CSA and will provide appropriate support to non-abusing parents and carers where clinically indicated, alongside sibling support where needed. • The service will deliver specialist assessment, therapeutic interventions, safeguarding support and system navigation, recognising the significant impact of sexual trauma on emotional wellbeing, mental health, relationships and safety across childhood and adolescence. • Safeguarding will be a core and continuous component of service delivery, operating alongside therapeutic clinical interventions rather than as a separate or sequential process. • The service model has been developed in response to identified gaps in local provision, including increased demand for specialist sexual trauma support, pressure on statutory mental health pathways and the need to strengthen coordination between therapeutic care and safeguarding responses. • The service will operate as part of a coordinated system response, working closely with children's social care and safeguarding partnerships, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and wider mental health provision, Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), education settings, voluntary and community sector organisations and where relevant, criminal justice agencies. To ensure accessibility for the local population, NHS England - London Health and Justice is seeking the service will be based in one of the 12 South London Boroughs and be accessible for all across the region.

The notice relates to the South London Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Service. The process being followed is a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 10). The commissioner is seeking to achieve, via this route, a service and provider that is committed to supporting the development of CSA services and pathways, as well as direct service provision for clinically led and trauma‑informed therapeutic interventions for children and young people. The provider must demonstrate a proven track record of five years working in partnership with stakeholders relevant to the service. The provider must be able to demonstrate robust structures to deliver the service specification, as well as the clinical and trauma‑informed expertise to support child victims of sexual abuse. The provider must be able to demonstrate relevant staffing and infrastructure to mobilise imminently. Contract details: - Under this contract, the provider will be expected to deliver the service specification within the financial envelope available. - The contract will be a block contract. - The contract will run for one year, with the possibility of two further one‑year extensions (1+1+1). - Annual contract value: £370,000.