Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North West
Notice Description
The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:<br/><br/>Lot 1: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)<br/><br/>Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult) <br/><br/>Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs) -(Gardner) <br/><br/>Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) - (John Denmark Unit)<br/><br/>Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)<br/><br/>Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s) -(Galaxy House)<br/><br/>Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain Injury
Lot Information
Lot 1: CAMHS Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating diso
The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).
Child and Adolescent Mental Health(CAMH) Tier 4 Children's Services deliver specialist in-patient and day-patient care to children who are suffering from severe and/or complex mental health conditions that cannot be adequately treated by community CAMH services.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS15,945,000 (Annual value of PS3,189,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult)The contract is to deliver Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult) services.
Secure services provide treatment for adults aged 18 years and over with mental disorders, these include mental illness (MI), personality disorder (PD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) including learning disabilities (LD) and autism (ASD).
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS63,000,000 (Annual value of PS12,600,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient serviceThe contract is to deliver Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure (MSU)- Inpatient services.
MSUs provide care and treatment within a highly prescribed set of physical, relational, and procedural security measures, to a variety of young people. The secure system for young people in England is complex and there is no 'high secure' environment for children and young people. This means the most complex and vulnerable children and young people will be supported within MSUs. The predominant need for care and treatment will relate to the young person's assessed risk of harm to self and/or others because of their mental health need.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS21,105,000 (Annual Value PS4,221,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)
The specialised service is provided to deaf service users who have significant mental health difficulties and have been unable to access culturally appropriate assessment and treatment services, or have not responded to treatments or require inpatient admission for assessment. The service will offer advice and support to care co-ordinators from the service users' home area and may provide consultation and advice via teleconferencing facilities.
The services provide expertise in the assessment, treatment and recovery of people who are deaf, likely to use British Sign language and have a serious mental health problem. Services may also specialise in the support of those people who are deaf and offend (Secure Services). The service can provide assessment, treatment, and
care including long-term rehabilitation and short-term treatment.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be to be PS11,695,000 (Annual Value PS2,339,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)The contract is to deliver High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult).
A specialist psychiatric hospital providing assessment, treatment, and care in conditions of high security for men aged 18 and above and its catchment area covers the Midlands, North Wales and the North West. Ashworth is one of only three high secure psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales, providing assessment and treatment for men with a serious mental illness or personality disorder who are detained under the Mental Health Act and are assessed as presenting a grave risk to others.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS377,665,000 (Annual value of PS75,533,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent SeThe contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).
Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Tier 4 Children's Services deliver specialist in-patient and day-patient care to children who are suffering from severe and/or complex mental health conditions that cannot be adequately treated by community CAMH services.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS6,860,000 (Annual value of PS1,372,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain InjuryThe contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).
The Forensic Brain Injury service at Guild Lodge has inpatient beds that are secure/forensic environments. The Forensic Brain Injury service supports referrals from the whole of England and offers integrated care for individuals who have identified secure care needs associated with a brain injury. This allows better matching of care with individual patient need in a specialist area where secure forensic brain injury provision is otherwise very limited.
The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS45,085,000 (Annual value of PS9,017,000).
This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Options: Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
Procurement Information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below<br/>* The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:<br/>* absence of competition for technical reasons<br/><br/>Explanation:<br/>The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services, which are provided on a multi-regional footprint and form an essential part of the wider MHLDA care pathway. These contracts have been held by NHS England during 2024/25 and will be awarded on the same basis.<br/>These contracts include multiple interdependent services, reflecting the nature of specialised care. It is therefore understood that there is no alternative provision for these contracts due to the specialised nature of the services and the essential role they play within the wider MHLDA care system.<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using Direct Award Process A. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050a12
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017942-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £757,897,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Jessica Gaucher-Thompson
- Contact Email
- jessica.gaucher-thompson@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- 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
- TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLD33 Manchester, TLD4 Lancashire, TLD7 Merseyside, TLD72 Liverpool, TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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