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NHSWYICB - Connect/DH/Deaf Project/DH@TS/Teen Connect Service

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board procured community-based mental health crisis support for the Leeds population through the Connect, DH, Deaf Project, DH@TS and Teen Connect Service. The service provides an integrated crisis pathway, supporting people experiencing mental health crises and improving access for underserved or priority groups. Delivery is in Leeds and remains with Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, a voluntary, community and social enterprise provider. The requirement sits within health services and is intended to support safe, effective care, patient outcomes and wider mental health system stability. Its scope includes partnership working across relevant pathways, inclusive or adapted provision, prevention activity and community capacity building, rather than a new or substantially reconfigured service model.

The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C, without a prior competition. The award date was 3 July 2026 and the successful supplier is Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 August 2028, with a value of £2,124,009. The decision continued an existing service and provider, with the authority concluding that there was no considerable change to the population, geography, referral routes, eligibility, delivery model or risk profile. Evaluation gave 100% weight to quality and 0% to cost. The provider passed checks covering financial standing, indemnity, information governance, safeguarding and exclusion or debarment.

This award indicates established demand for community mental health crisis services that are closely integrated with NHS mental health pathways in Leeds. A credible future competitor would need evidence of consistently safe, high-quality and effective care, with measurable service outcomes and the ability to maintain performance across an established crisis system. Relevant strengths include partnership working, pathway integration, reliable governance and continuity of delivery. Providers should also be able to demonstrate value for public funds through cost effectiveness, efficiency gains, return on investment and system savings. Inclusive access, adapted support for underserved populations, reduced health inequalities, prevention activity, local employment, community capacity building and wider social value were all important to the assessment. Basic financial, insurance, information-governance and safeguarding requirements would also be expected.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHSWYICB - Connect/DH/Deaf Project/DH@TS/Teen Connect Service

Notice Description

Mental Health Crisis Support for the Leeds Population

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.

Contract Period: 01/10/2026 - 31/08/2028

Contract Value: PS2,124,009. Additional information: 1. Eligibility for Direct Award Process C
The Record of Decision Making created at the time of the decision confirms that the service:
* is an existing service;
* is delivered by an existing provider, Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service;
* is replacing a contract that is due to expire; and
* is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.
The Record also identifies the named decision maker, senior approving bodies, contract value and term, and confirms that no conflicts of interest were declared. This document evidences that the decision was taken consciously and contemporaneously within the PSR framework, rather than by default or assumption.
2. No Considerable Change to Contracting Arrangements
Current value: PS1,662,268
Proposed value: PS2,124,009.06
Increase: PS461,741.06
Increase below PS500,000 threshold by: PS38,257.94
This represents a 27.8% increase in contract value. In isolation, this does not constitute considerable change
The Connect/DH/Deaf Project/DH@TS/Teen Connect Service Specification demonstrates that the proposed contract does not introduce any considerable change when compared with the existing arrangements.
In substance:
* the service model remains a community-based pathway;
* the population, geography, referral routes, and eligibility criteria are unchanged;
* delivery remains with the same VCSE provider, using the same delivery model;
* there is no expansion, reconfiguration, or transfer of material risk.
The ICB actively reviewed the proposed scope, duration, outcomes, delivery model, and risk profile against the existing contract and concluded that none of these elements met the PSR "considerable change" threshold. While the specification is presented in an updated format, the underlying service is materially consistent with the existing contract.
3. Provider Performance and Likely Future Performance
The Service Review Template - PSR Key Criteria provides detailed, narrative based evidence demonstrating that the existing provider:
* is satisfying the current contract to a sufficient standard; and
* is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The Service Review has assessed performance against all PSR key criteria, including:
* Quality and innovation - supported by/evidenced by service outcomes
* Value and stewardship of public funds - demonstrated through return on investment, efficiency gains, cost effectiveness, system savings
* Integration, collaboration, and sustainability - reflected in partnership working, alignment with wider pathways, embedded delivery across relevant parts of the system
* Access, inequalities, and choice - supported by inclusive or adapted provision, reach into underserved or priority populations
* Social value - including local employment, prevention activity, community capacity building, wider social benefits
The ICB considered not only historic performance, but also whether the provider's established workforce, governance arrangements, and delivery model provide assurance of continued performance under the proposed contract. The proposed contract does not introduce new delivery requirements, expanded cohorts, or increased demand beyond that already successfully managed by the provider.
4. Proportionality and Overall Assurance
In determining the appropriate procurement route, the ICB considered whether a competitive process would deliver additional benefit. Given the continuity of need, the absence of material change, the provider's sustained performance, and the risks associated with service disruption, the ICB concluded that a competitive process would not be proportionate to the time, cost, and delivery risk involved.
Taken together, the three documents; Record of Decision Making, Service Specification and Service Review Template provide a coherent and auditable justification for the use of Direct Award Process C, demonstrating that:
* the regulatory conditions for Process C are met;
* the decision was taken lawfully, transparently, and proportionately;
* the existing provider sufficiently meets the PSR criteria; and
* continuity of a clinically effective and system beneficial service is in the best interests of patients and the wider system.
WY ICB therefore remains satisfied that the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime have been properly applied and evidenced.

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 17 July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c52e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068498-2026
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
SME

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
£2,124,009 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 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
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 4AS
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service

Further Information

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