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title: "Mental Health Services within Her Majesty's Prison's"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0332ec"
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# Mental Health Services within Her Majesty's Prison's

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND - NORTH WEST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0332ec

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), on behalf of NHS England - North West Health and Justice Team, has completed the procurement process for commissioning Mental Health Services in Her Majesty's Prisons. The procurement involved four lots across different prisons (Altcourse, Forest Bank, Risley and Thorn Cross, Styal) in the North of England. This process followed the open procedure to ensure transparency and fairness. The contracts were awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust on September 13th, 2022.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for organisations in the health services sector. Companies specialising in mental health and social work services would be well-suited to compete for contracts in providing these essential services to the prisons specified. The awarded contracts indicate a commitment to improving the well-being of the area and align with the priorities of the Contracting Authority, reflecting their focus on economic, social, and environmental aspects. Businesses interested in such procurements should monitor similar tenders in the healthcare industry for future growth potential.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) worked for, and on behalf of, NHS England - North West Health and Justice Team wish to commission Mental Health Services in the following Prisons: Lot 1 - Her Majesty's Prison Altcourse; Lot 2 - Her Majesty's Prison Forest Bank; Lot 3 - Her Majesty's Prison Risley and Thorn Cross; and Lot 4 - Her Majesty's Prison Styal. The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure were followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contracts were scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend).

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Altcourse

Lot 1 - Altcourse. Additional information: Lot 1 - Altcourse

Lot 2 - Forest Bank

Lot 2 - Forest Bank. Additional information: Lot 2 - Forest Bank

Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross

Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross. Additional information: Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross

Lot 4 - Styal

Lot 4 - Styal. Additional information: Lot 4 - Styal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028197-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £76,050,000 |
| Lots value | £76,050,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £74,680,795 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND - NORTH WEST |
| Additional buyers | NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT NORTH WEST |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 4BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Festival Gardens |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2022 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028197-2022
- 3 May 2022 at 12:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011343-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/contact-us/

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