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City & Hackney Psychological Therapies & Wellbeing Alliance VCSE Services

NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

11 Jul 2025 at 08:22

Award

25 Jun 2025 at 10:24

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "City & Hackney Psychological Therapies & Wellbeing Alliance VCSE Services." This tender falls under the industry category of "Miscellaneous health services" and is aimed at delivering community-based talking therapies across Hackney and the City of London. The contract, with a value of £890,178.25, commenced on 9th July 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026. This direct award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, specifically using the direct award process C, and doesn't fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement has reached the award stage, indicating that the contract has been formalised.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in healthcare services, particularly those involved in providing and managing community-based mental health services. The contract includes services like MIND Talking Therapies and Derman Talking Therapies, highlighting a demand for expertise in psychological therapies aimed at varied community needs. Large-scale health service providers, especially those with experience in the UK healthcare sector, would find this contract beneficial due to its substantial service requirements and focused delivery within a metropolitan community setting, offering avenues for collaboration and expansion within the mental health services sector.

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Notice Title

City & Hackney Psychological Therapies & Wellbeing Alliance VCSE Services

Notice Description

The service delivers talking therapies in the community, to targeted communities across Hackney and the City of London.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service is for talking therapies to be provided across City and Hackney. The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 9th July 2025 to 31st March 2026, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms. The value of the contract over 9 months is PS890,178.25, consisting of the following services MIND Talking Therapies, Derman Talking Therapies, Bikur Cholim Talking Therapies, Befriending Service within HUH High Intensity User Service, Step Up (to employment & volunteering), ACH Outreach Service including Digital Resources.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055339
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039123-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£890,178 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Apr 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
hub.queries@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 1DA
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI31 Camden and City of London, TLI41 Hackney and Newham

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MIND IN THE CITY

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