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London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Service

NHS England

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13 Apr 2026 at 15:56

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19 Dec 2025 at 13:10

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23 Jul 2025 at 11:20

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England has awarded a contract for the London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Service, focusing on health services and specialised in addressing complex mental health needs for survivors of sexual assault and abuse. This comprehensive initiative, commissioned by the Health & Justice team under NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division, aims to enhance and connect existing services, providing trauma-informed care across London. The award follows a competitive procurement process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with a signed contract value of £7,119,000 over a potential maximum duration of seven years (with an initial five-year term at £5,085,000), starting from the confirmed award date of April 2026. Solace Women's Aid has been selected as the supplier to carry out this specialised service, reflecting the process's rigour and transparency as ensured by conflict of interest declarations signed by all participants.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those with expertise in trauma-informed care and complex mental health support. The initiative's breadth allows for the potential fit of various businesses, including those that can provide comprehensive service delivery at both strategic and local levels, fostering workforce development and engagement with a consortium approach. Firms involved in health services with capabilities in training, consultation, cross-sector care navigation, and therapeutic support are well-positioned to benefit from similar future tenders. This procurement highlights a crucial opportunity for providers to contribute to transformative health solutions, supporting recovery and wellbeing across communities in need of integrated and specialist services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP) Service

Notice Description

NHS England (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of The Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP). The EMHP is commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division. The Pathfinder: The EMHP is a specialist service designed to improve support for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma-related mental health needs. This pan London initiative is not a new service, but a pathfinder aimed at improving access, experience and outcomes by enhancing and connecting existing statutory and voluntary services. The EMHP aims to: * Improve access to trauma informed care for survivors with complex mental health needs * Tackle systemic barriers such as long waiting times, fragmented provision and restrictive eligibility criteria * Support recovery, healing and long term welling being, including for those not engaged in the criminal justice system The procurement process has been completed and this is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS England (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of The Enhanced Mental Health Pathfinder (EMHP). The EMHP is commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHS England London's Specialised Commissioning division. The Pathfinder The EMHP is a specialist service designed to improve support for adult victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse with complex trauma-related mental health needs. This pan London initiative is not a new service, but a pathfinder aimed at improving access, experience and outcomes by enhancing and connecting existing statutory and voluntary services. The EMHP aims to: * Improve access to trauma informed care for survivors with complex mental health needs * Tackle systemic barriers such as long waiting times, fragmented provision and restrictive eligibility criteria * Support recovery, healing and long term welling being, including for those not engaged in the criminal justice system The providers will: * Deliver training, consultation and workforce development to promote trauma-informed practice across systems * Deliver enhanced biopsychosocial assessment and trauma-informed formulation * Provide specialist input into care planning and trauma responsive interventions. * Coordinate cross sector care navigation and care coordination * Offer trauma and dissociation informed therapeutic support for individuals with the most complex presentations The Pathfinder will be delivered through a lead provider or consortium model, underpinned by a formal Alliance Agreement to ensure equity between partners and shared accountability for outcomes. While strategic workforce components will be delivered at a pan London level, direct intervention will be tailored and delivered locally. 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). 5 year initial term Value: PS5,085,000 7 year total possible lifetime value: PS7,119,000 The Invitation to Tender documents can be found on the Procurement Portal at the below link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr00000X11orIAB&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this award. The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033391-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,119,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Apr 20264 months ago
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
Additional Buyers

NHS England (London Region)

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
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
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Solace Women's Aid

Further Information

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