Award

Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe - Braunstone Frith (PSR - Direct Award .C.)

LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

10 Apr 2026 at 11:13

Award

25 Mar 2026 at 13:53

Summary of the contracting process

The contract for a Neighbourhood Mental Health Café in Braunstone Frith has been awarded by the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. The service falls under the Community Health Services sector (CPV 85323000) and involves the provision of high-quality mental health support. The contract was awarded on 7th April 2026 and is planned to be delivered from 1st June to 30th November 2026, with a total value of £12,500. The procurement method used was a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) as per the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, outside the standard Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The award decision followed a limited procurement process without prior publication of a call for competition. The service aims to provide a welcoming and trauma-informed space for those experiencing emotional distress in Leicester, United Kingdom (region UKF21).

This contract presents opportunities for businesses in the community health services sector, particularly those experienced in providing mental health support and services. Enterprises with a strong track record of delivering reliable, high-quality care with effective governance and safeguarding measures would be well-suited to participate in similar opportunities. The current provider, Team Hub at New Parks Community Centre, has been identified as suitably qualified, experienced, and capable, which highlights the importance of financial stability and adaptability in meeting similar service delivery standards. Engaging with such contracts can help businesses establish their presence in the health services market and potentially open doors for future procurement opportunities within the NHS and associated entities.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe - Braunstone Frith (PSR - Direct Award .C.)

Notice Description

The Provider will deliver a high-quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe offering a safe, welcoming, trauma-informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early-stage crisis The service will provide a rapid, barrier-free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The provider will deliver a high-quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe offering a safe, welcoming, trauma-informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early-stage crisis. The service provides rapid, barrier-free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services. The provider will provide a cost-effective Mental Health Cafe that delivers strong financial and social value for the local system. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process .C. The lifetime value of this is PS12,500.00 The contract will run from 01/06/2026 to 30/11/2026

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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 6th April 2026 (midnight). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673ea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032778-2026
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

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Apr 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20263 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
LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TEAM HUB - NEW PARKS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

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.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0673ea-2026-04-10T12:13:09+01:00",
    "date": "2026-04-10T12:13:09+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0673ea",
    "description": "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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by the providers must be made to decision makers by 6th April (midnight). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Any representations to: tracy.bryan3@nhs.net The award decision-makers are as follows: City Public Health - Farhnaz Abubakar and Leanne Karczewski. Birju Vaja & Rob Melling at LPT, Joanne Randall, Gary O'Donnel - Team Hub. No conflict or potential conflicts of interest declared. Team Hub meets all basic selection criteria required under the Provider Selection Regime. The organisation has demonstrated that it is suitably qualified, experienced and capable of delivering the Mental Health Cafe service safely and effectively. They have appropriate governance, safeguarding, and risk-management arrangements in place, and comply with relevant regulatory and legal requirements. The provider has a stable organisational structure, sound financial standing, and no identified issues relating to performance, quality, or contract compliance under the existing arrangement. Team Hub has consistently delivered services within agreed standards and has shown the capacity and reliability needed to continue delivery under the new contract. Overall, the provider meets all baseline eligibility, competency, and compliance requirements to proceed under the Basic Selection Criteria.\"",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "(PSR - Direct Award .C.)",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe - Braunstone Frith (PSR - Direct Award .C.)",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "85323000",
            "description": "Community health services"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "The Provider will deliver a high-quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe offering a safe, welcoming, trauma-informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early-stage crisis The service will provide a rapid, barrier-free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "The provider will deliver a high-quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Cafe offering a safe, welcoming, trauma-informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early-stage crisis. The service provides rapid, barrier-free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services. The provider will provide a cost-effective Mental Health Cafe that delivers strong financial and social value for the local system. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process .C. The lifetime value of this is PS12,500.00 The contract will run from 01/06/2026 to 30/11/2026",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "name": "The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract toa sufficient standard",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "100"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "100"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "status": "cancelled"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "CPV",
                        "id": "85323000",
                        "description": "Community health services"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKF21"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKF22"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
            {
                "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
                "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
                "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationale": "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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 6th April 2026 (midnight). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as intention to award under the PSR.",
        "amendments": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "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. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the direct award process C. The contract was awarded 7th April 2026 the service will be provided between 1st June 2026 - 30th November 2026. The value of the contract is PS12,500.00 over the 6-month period. Grant funded. There were no representations within the standstill period, so no review required, plus no conflicts of interest declared."
            }
        ]
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "027358-2026-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-178439",
                    "name": "Team Hub - New Parks Community Centre"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-NHS-RT5",
            "name": "LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST",
                "id": "RT5",
                "scheme": "GB-NHS"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "100/110 Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Glenfield",
                "locality": "Leicester",
                "region": "UKF21",
                "postalCode": "LE3 8RA",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Tracy Bryan",
                "telephone": "+44 7825923660",
                "email": "tracy.bryan3@nhs.net"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "description": "Body governed by public law"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "07",
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "description": "Health"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-178439",
            "name": "Team Hub - New Parks Community Centre",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Team Hub - New Parks Community Centre",
                "noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "St. Oswolds Road, New Parks",
                "locality": "Leicester",
                "region": "UKF",
                "postalCode": "LE3 6RJ",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-81269",
            "name": "NHS England",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS England"
            },
            "address": {
                "locality": "Leeds",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-NHS-RT5",
        "name": "LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST"
    },
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "027358-2026-1",
            "awardID": "027358-2026-1",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 12500,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2026-03-03T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            }
        ]
    },
    "language": "en"
}