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London Liaison & Diversion Service and Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service for Men

NHS England

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31 Jul 2026 at 12:12

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England commissioned London-wide health and social work services for people encountered in the youth and criminal justice systems who have mental health needs, neurodiversity, substance misuse issues or other psychosocial vulnerabilities. The Liaison and Diversion service covers custody suites, Magistrates’ Courts, Crown Courts and voluntary attendance or interview cases, with community link workers and peer support workers. It includes information sharing with criminal justice partners and referrals into health and support services. The Mental Health Treatment Requirement service is for men appearing in London courts and provides screening, recommendations for sentencing, psychological treatment and compliance support. Delivery is divided between North London, covering North West, North Central and North East London, and South London, covering South West and South East London.

This procurement has been completed and both lots were awarded with active contracts. The North lot was awarded to North London NHS Foundation Trust London, with a contract value of £78,639,372. The South lot was awarded to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, with a contract value of £37,538,725. Each contract is for five years, with an optional two-year extension, giving a possible maximum duration of seven years. The North lot attracted two bids and the South lot also attracted two bids. The published process describes two geographical lots and health and social work services; the award records identify one supplier for each lot. The buyer is NHS England.

This requirement suits NHS trusts, mental health providers and established health or social care organisations able to operate across the London criminal justice system. Credible providers need multidisciplinary clinical and community teams covering mental health, neurodiversity, substance misuse and wider psychosocial vulnerability, alongside experience in custody suites, Magistrates’ Courts, Crown Courts and community settings. Relevant capability includes screening and assessment, psychological treatment, court and probation liaison, structured information sharing, referral into support services, and practical compliance work with men subject to Mental Health Treatment Requirements. Organisations should also be able to deploy community link workers, peer support workers and managers across a large geographical footprint, while working with police, the judiciary, the Crown Prosecution Service and probation. The two-lot model demonstrates demand for separately managed North and South London delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Liaison & Diversion Service and Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service for Men

Notice Description

NHS England (London Region) London Liaison and Diversion Service (L&D) and London Mental Health Treatment Service (MHTR) for Men only, commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division. The Services Liaison and Diversion Service The provider will identify individuals with mental health, neurodiverse needs, substance misuse or other psychosocial vulnerabilities, when they come into contact with the youth and criminal justice systems. The service aims to: * Improve overall health outcomes by providing better access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable people * Reduce reoffending by addressing the underlying factors contributing to offending behaviour. The provider will deliver the L&D service in all London custody suites, Magistrates' Courts, Crown Courts and will include a dedicated Community Team of community link workers and peer support workers. It will also deliver a service for individuals who are dealt with by Voluntary Attendance/Interview who have vulnerabilities. It will share appropriate information with Criminal Justice System partners (police, Judiciary, Crown Prosecution Service, Probation etc) as well as supporting individuals into appropriate health and other services. Mental Health Treatment Requirements for Men only The provider will deliver in London MHTR treatment service for men only where the Courts deem it would be appropriate to include a MHTR as part of a Community Sentence. The service would screen men who had been referred by either Probation, Defence or Liaison and Diversion who are potentially suitable for a MHTR. If the individual agrees, this will be shared with Probation who will include the recommendation into the Pre Sentence Report for the Judiciary for them to consider whether a MHTR could be part of any sentencing options. Where a man is given a MHTR as part of a community order the provider would deliver a number of sessions over a specified period, determined by the court and provide psychological treatment/interventions, to address the underlying mental health issues which may be contributing towards the underlying offending issues. The Service will work directly with probation around support which will increase compliance, as well as proactively support the man to comply with the MHTR, and therefore reduce breaches. This service would be available to any man appearing in any of the Magistrates' Courts or Crown Courts in London. The authority has divided London into two Lots - North and South. Lot 1 - The North London Lot will be based on the North West London, North Central London and North East London ICBs geographical footprints and Lot 2 - The South London Lot will be based on the South West London and South East London ICBs geographical footprint Contract Length and value: The contract for the Service will be awarded for a period of 5 years (60 months), with an optional extension for a further period of 2 years (24 months). Therefore, the maximum duration of this contract, if all extension options are taken up will be 7 years (84 months).

Lot Information

The North

The North London Lot will be based on the North West London, North Central London and North East London ICBs geographical footprints Lot 1 (North): Funding of PS236,973 per annum will be allocated to recruit one Band 8b Programme Manager and two Band 7 Project Managers.

The South

The South London Lot will be based on the South West London and South East London ICBs geographical footprint. Lot 2 (South): Funding of PS165,553 per annum will be allocated to recruit one Band 8b Programme Manager and one Band 7 Project Manager.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072671-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£116,178,097 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 7UE
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

North London NHS Foundation Trust London

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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