--- title: "Mental Health Recovery Workers - Mental Health Urgent Care Department" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-08-28" --- # Mental Health Recovery Workers - Mental Health Urgent Care Department Buyer: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee6c.json) ## Summary Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust commissioned mental health recovery worker services for its Mental Health Urgent Care Department. Recovery workers support patients alongside Trust colleagues in accident and emergency departments and adult mental health wards, helping people to leave hospital promptly while managing their mental health and wellbeing in the community. The service improves patients’ experience, helps them access additional services, and works with health, social care and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to arrange longer-term support and treatment. It also connects patients with Wellbeing Navigators in primary care networks. This is a health service, classified under CPV 85140000. Delivery is associated with the Trust’s mental health care service in Essex, including the Thurrock and Brentwood area. The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust awarded it to Thurrock and Brentwood Mind on 4 August 2026. The contract value is up to £133,134 including optional extension periods, in GBP. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option for two additional 12-month extensions to 31 March 2029. The Trust used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services. The stated reason was that there was no realistic alternative provider. Thurrock and Brentwood Mind had been embedded in the Mental Health Care Unit since the service was commissioned and was considered intrinsically linked to the Trust’s service. One bid was recorded, with price as the award criterion. This award shows demand for community-linked mental health recovery support within an NHS urgent care pathway. A credible future supplier would need recovery workers able to operate alongside NHS teams in accident and emergency departments and adult mental health wards, then support patients after discharge in the community. Relevant capability includes improving patient experience, assessing or identifying wider support needs, and coordinating practical pathways into longer-term treatment and wellbeing services. Strong relationships with NHS services, social care providers, voluntary and community organisations, and primary care network Wellbeing Navigators would be important. The selected supplier was an SME with an established presence in the Mental Health Care Unit, so embedded local delivery, continuity and trusted referral relationships are central competitive considerations for this requirement. ## Notice Work alongside Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) colleagues based in A & E and Adult MH Wards to support patients so that they can be discharged in a timely manner and manage their mental health and wellbeing in the community. - Improve patients' experience and facilitate access to any additional services. - Liaise with other health, social care and VCSE organisations to set up longer term support and treatment. - Link in with Wellbeing Navigators in PCNs. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Work alongside Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) colleagues based in A & E and Adult MH Wards to support patients so that they can be discharged in a timely manner and manage their mental health and wellbeing in the community. - Improve patients' experience and facilitate access to any additional services. - Liaise with other health, social care and VCSE organisations to set up longer term support and treatment. - Link in with Wellbeing Navigators in PCNs. Thurrock and Brentwood Mind have been embedded within the Mental Health Care Unit since the service was commissioned by the ICB and are intrinsically linked to the service delivered by the Trust. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Direct Award Process A. No realistic alternative provider. Contract Value: Up to PS133,134 including optional extension periods. New or Existing Service: Existing Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2028 Optional Extension: 31/03/2029 Options: Optional extension period of 2 x 12-months. ### Procurement Information No realistic alternative provider ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082121-2026 | | 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 | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £133,134 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | | Locality | WICKFORD | | Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS11 7XX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Rettendon and Runwell | | Westminster constituency | Maldon | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THURROCK AND BRENTWOOD MIND | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 11:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082121-2026 ## Notice URLs - http://thurrockmind.org.uk - https://www.eput.nhs.uk - https://www.resolution.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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