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title: "Mental Health Adviser"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e053"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# Mental Health Adviser

Buyer: NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e053

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## Summary

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board commissioned a Mental Health Student Adviser service, classified as miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000). The service is intended to support students through mental health advice and related healthcare provision. The buying organisation is NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, based in Sleaford. The selected provider, Lincoln Bishop University, is based in Lincoln, indicating a Lincolnshire delivery context. The requirement concerns existing services delivered by an existing provider, rather than a new service model. It sits within the health services category and is relevant to organisations providing mental health advice, student wellbeing support or comparable healthcare services in an education setting. The procurement was handled under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board used direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime, without publishing a call for competition. Lincoln Bishop University was selected as the provider. The award was made on 10 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an expected lifetime value of £75,654. The award decision was based entirely on whether the existing provider was satisfying the original contract and was likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard; the criterion was weighted at 100%. One bid was recorded. The contract has no extension options.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award indicates an established demand for mental health adviser provision supporting students in Lincolnshire. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience delivering comparable existing mental health or student wellbeing services, with evidence that current performance meets the required standard. The evaluation shows that continuity and confidence in the existing provider were decisive, so bidders would need to demonstrate reliable service delivery, satisfactory outcomes and the ability to maintain an established service without disruption. Relevant organisations may include specialist mental health advice providers, university wellbeing teams, NHS-linked providers and partnerships combining clinical or advisory expertise with experience of supporting students. Understanding the Provider Selection Regime and its direct-award routes would also be important when monitoring this buyer’s future requirements.

## Notice

NHS Lincolnshire ICB has utilised direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations to award a contract for the provision of Mental Health Student Adviser.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Lincolnshire ICB has utilised direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations to award a contract for the provision of Mental Health Student Adviser. The contract duration is from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028 and the expected value of the activity for the lifetime of the contract is PS75,654. The provider is an existing provider and the services are existing services.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075811-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 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 | £75,654 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | SLEAFORD |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG34 8GG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | North Kesteven |
| Electoral ward | Sleaford Holdingham |
| Westminster constituency | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Lincoln Bishop University |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 15:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075811-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:999999-2099:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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