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Humber NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS Services

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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23 Oct 2026 at 14:13

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust bought child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) for delivery in Northamptonshire. The service is intended for children and young people, with placements made according to bed availability and clinical presentation. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust was selected to continue providing an existing service. The requirement is health service delivery rather than the supply of goods or construction work, and the procurement covers one service lot.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust through the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award A route, without a competition. The trust selected the existing provider following an assessment of key criteria, considering its performance and ability to meet the requirement; the service was not substantially changed from the previous contract. The stated evaluation gave 100% to the absence of a realistic alternative provider or patient choice, with cost scored at 0%. The award relates to a one-year service period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and is valued at £210,511.06. One bid was recorded.

For suppliers considering similar CAMHS work for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, this award shows that continuity of an existing service can be decisive where the nature of care leaves no realistic alternative provider and patient choice is constrained. A credible provider would need to demonstrate relevant child and adolescent mental health service capability, reliable placement capacity, and the ability to respond to clinical presentation and bed availability. Evidence of strong current performance and confidence in meeting the service requirements were central to the buyer’s stated assessment. The procurement was made by direct award rather than open competition, so suppliers should recognise that this route was based on the existing provider and service continuity, not a contest in which price was the deciding factor. The requirement is for a substantial, ongoing health service in Northamptonshire.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Humber NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS Services

Notice Description

Provision of CAMHS services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of CAMHS services Be awarded; this notice serves to award under the PSR. This direct award A is for a ONE year period, from 1/4/26 to 31/3/27.

Procurement Information

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing/previous contract delivered by the named provider. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Due to the nature of the health care services, patients are typically placed based on bed availability and clinical presentation, therefore there are limitations to patient choice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f1f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100541-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£210,511 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KETTERING
Postcode
NN15 7PW
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Pipers Hill
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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