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title: "Mental Health Service Co-Production"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068b1d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-04-24"
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# Mental Health Service Co-Production

Buyer: NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068b1d

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## Summary

The NHS Central East Integrated Care Board is intending to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime for the "Mental Health Service Co-Production" project, located in regions UKH11 and UKH12. This initiative, set in the health services sector, is a unique opportunity falling under the services category, designed to amplify lived experience through facilitation and co-production, with meaningful engagement to reduce health inequalities. The procurement process, classed as a limited method, is marked by the award procedure without prior publication, signifying a direct award to an existing provider. The standstill period for representations remains open until 6 May 2026, following an ICB Board approval on 16 January 2025.

The "Mental Health Service Co-Production" tender has the potential to foster significant business growth, especially for entities specialising in healthcare service provision and community interest initiatives. With a financial remit of £106,635, businesses invested in early intervention and health strategies can utilise this opportunity to expand their service outputs and influence within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough areas. The procurement is streamlined, offering a direct award process with scope for extension beyond the initial 12-month period starting April 2026, creating long-term engagement prospects for health service providers with proven track records in delivering quality mental health services.

## Notice

This service is designed to amplify lived experience through facilitation, peer support, and co-production. It fosters trust, reduces stigma, and empowers individuals to shape the services they use. Commissioning this service supports efforts to reduce health inequalities through meaningful engagement and aligns with the ICB's People and Communities Engagement Strategy, the ICS Joint Forward Plan 2025-2030, and the Public Mental Health strategy, which prioritises early intervention and prevention.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Central East ICB, previously Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C for a duration of 12 months, from 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027. The financial values included are indicative and subject to final approval. This service is designed to amplify lived experience through facilitation, peer support, and co-production. It fosters trust, reduces stigma, and empowers individuals to shape the services they use. Commissioning this service supports efforts to reduce health inequalities through meaningful engagement and aligns with the ICB's People and Communities Engagement Strategy, the ICS Joint Forward Plan 2025-2030, and the Public Mental Health strategy, which prioritises early intervention and prevention. Additional information: There are anticipated system changes affecting Integrated Care Board (ICB) structures. Under section 14Z28 of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England may make transfer schemes in connection with the variation of the constitution of an ICB, or the abolition of an ICB. C&P ICB will be changed by the implementation of ICB mergers and boundary changes, taking effect on 1 April 2026 and April 2027, which is being led by NHS England (NHSE), who will exercise its power (14Z28) to vary or revoke the Establishment Order, thereby abolishing or establishing ICBs or changing the boundaries of existing ICBs.

Options: Option to extend for 2 years.

### 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 6 May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037781-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £106,635 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | ELY |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB7 4EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | East Cambridgeshire |
| Electoral ward | Ely West |
| Westminster constituency | Ely and East Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE SUN NETWORK CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2026 at 16:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037781-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cpics.org.uk/

## Provenance

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