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Enhanced Mental Health Pathway

NHS England

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01 Oct 2026 at 11:28

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England’s Enhanced Mental Health Pathway provides specialist consultation, assessment and intervention for adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse or assault whose complex trauma-related mental health needs cannot be met by existing services. It also supports the wider care system through specialist advice, partnership working, training and co-production. This is a specialist mental health service for people affected by sexual violence, rather than a general counselling or support provision. The service is delivered in Hertfordshire. Its scope combines direct help for people with complex trauma-related needs and work to strengthen the organisations and partnerships involved in their care.

The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award Process C, without a prior competition. NHS England selected Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, the existing provider, on the basis of its satisfactory performance and assessment against the regime’s criteria. The award decision was ratified on 14 September 2026; the contract was signed that day. The contract is valued at £1,270,390.86 and runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The notice describes a 12-month term with two optional 12-month extensions. Quality, value, integration and collaboration, sustainability, improving access and reducing health inequalities, choice, and social value formed the assessment; the criteria were treated as equally important. One bid was recorded. The notice also stated a deadline of 14 October 2026 for provider representations during the standstill process.

For a supplier assessing comparable future work for NHS England, this award shows demand for an integrated specialist pathway addressing the complex mental health needs of adult survivors of sexual abuse and assault. A credible provider would need to demonstrate the clinical expertise and capacity to deliver specialist consultation, assessment and intervention, alongside effective partnership working, workforce training and co-production. The selection favoured continuity backed by evidence: the existing provider was assessed on its performance under the previous contract and its ability to meet the proposed requirements. Suppliers would also need to show strength across quality and innovation, value, integration, collaboration and sustainability, equitable access, reduced health inequalities, patient choice and social value. The route used was a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime, rather than an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enhanced Mental Health Pathway

Notice Description

Enhanced Mental Health Pathway (EMHP) for sexual assault and abuse

Lot Information

Lot 1

This award relates to an existing service and NHS England is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C.

The EMHP provides specialist consultation, assessment and intervention for adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault whose complex trauma-related mental health needs cannot otherwise be met by existing services. It also strengthens the wider system through specialist consultation, partnership working, training and co-production

The lifetime value of the contract is PS1,270,390.86

The services commencement date is 01/04/2027 until 31/03/2030. The contract length is for 12 months, with two optional 12-month extensions.

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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. <br/><br/>The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14th October 2026 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092754-2026
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,270,390 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days 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 England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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