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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS Services

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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26 Oct 2026 at 15:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), covering the delivery of healthcare to young people. The service is delivered in Northamptonshire. The named provider is Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in Derby. The procurement is for an existing service, continuing provision by the incumbent provider; the buyer’s rationale says the nature of the healthcare service leaves no realistic alternative provider and that patients do not have a choice of provider. The recorded delivery location is Northamptonshire, so providers focused elsewhere may find the geography a poor fit. This is a healthcare services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The buyer used a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a prior competition, on the basis that there was no realistic alternative provider. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and is for one year, from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £741,208.45. The buyer assessed the incumbent against key criteria, including current performance and its reasonable expectation that the provider could meet the requirement. The notice describes quality as based on there being no realistic alternative provider or patient choice; cost was assigned no separate weight. The process records one bid. The lot is marked cancelled, despite the active award and contract.

This award indicates demand for ongoing CAMHS provision in Northamptonshire at a substantial service scale. A credible provider for a future requirement would need the clinical capacity and organisational capability to deliver child and adolescent mental health services locally, maintain continuity for an existing service, and demonstrate strong performance against the buyer’s key criteria. The buyer’s rationale places particular importance on the lack of a realistic alternative provider and limited patient choice, with placements shaped by bed availability and clinical presentation. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence suitable service capacity and reliable delivery for patients with differing clinical needs, as well as a record that gives the buyer confidence in performance. The route used here was a direct award to the incumbent, so suppliers should note that this outcome did not arise from a competitive tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Derbyshire Healthcare 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-07906f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101160-2026
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
£741,208 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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