Community Forensic Services

Description: This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.

The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input. It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.

Key components of delivery are:
- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions
- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission
- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.

This is an intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route under the Provider Selection Regime.

Summary: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of a procurement process entitled "Community Forensic Services." The focus is on delivering health services within the United Kingdom, specifically in the East of England region. This procurement involves the development of a specialist forensic mental health service offering community-based clinical support instead of inpatient forensic admission. The value of this tender is estimated at £1,812,500. Interested providers have until 13th January 2026 to express their suitability for this contract by contacting Catherine Swaile via email. The procedure follows the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 and is set to identify the most suitable provider for service delivery. A future notice is expected to be issued on 14th January 2026.

Complex Care Residential Provision and Short Breaks Overnight Respite for Disabled/SEND Children.

Description: Swindon Borough Council has a statutory requirement to resource overnight short breaks for families. As well as providing residential care for children and young people with complex needs and disabilities. This tender covers the need for a Short Break Overnight Respite and Complex Needs residential home within the boundaries of Swindon. The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 2 x 2 year extensions for a potential total contract term of 5 years as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend is approximately PS1,400,000million across the initial 1 year contract term and approximately PS7,000,000million across the potential total 5 year contract term. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will (read more...)

Summary: Swindon Borough Council is currently in the tender stage of procuring services for "Complex Care Residential Provision and Short Breaks Overnight Respite for Disabled/SEND Children." The procurement is open to service providers experienced in delivering overnight respite services to children and young people with complex needs and disabilities. The project is located in Swindon, UK, with the tender process being conducted through an open procurement method. Interested suppliers must register with ProContract by the expression of interest deadline on 23rd January 2026. The initial contract term is set for 12 months with the possibility of extensions, potentially reaching a total term of five years. The estimated spend is £1,400,000 for the first year, with a total potential contract value of £7,000,000 over five years.

Provision of Emotional Support Telephone Line Services

Description: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is looking to Contract with a provider who can support us to deliver against our objectives and achieve our ambitions by delivering an emotional support telephone line (service) to those affected by our regulatory processes . The successful bidder will need to deliver according to the requirements set out in the Tender Pack. We have people including applicants to our register, nursing and midwifery professionals who are under investigation, referrers, witnesses, and others involved in our regulatory casework who need support during the various processes (and in some instances for a short period thereafter). We are committed to ensuring that we take a needs led approach and that the people affected by our work have access to appropriate emotional and wellbeing support (read more...)

Summary: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), based in London, United Kingdom, is currently in the tender stage of procuring a service titled "Provision of Emotional Support Telephone Line Services." This contract seeks to offer emotional support to individuals involved in NMC's regulatory processes, including nursing and midwifery professionals under investigation. The contract is set within the health and social work services category with an open procurement method, utilising a competitive flexible procedure. Key dates include a tender closing date on 30th January 2026, and an expected contract start date on 1st May 2026. The service is intended to be confidential, independent, and accessible, with the aim to enhance the quality and fairness of emotional support and comply with The Equality Act 2010.

Provision of Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services Framework (Framework Reopening)

Description: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The aim of this Framework is to provide Relevant Authorities with fully compliant solutions which supplement the delivery of patient care by Relevant Authorities in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators and standards. The Framework has two Lots. Lot 1 Insourced Clinical Services Lot 2 Outsourced Clinical Services Insourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on the premises of the contracting Relevant Authority and may use that organisation's equipment. Outsourced Services are clinical services which are delivered on premises owned or operated by the Provider. Insourced and Outsourced Services will include the full range of Surgical and Medical specialties and sub-specialties. The specialties and sub-specialties are those listed by the various Surgical and Medical (read more...)

Summary: The COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is overseeing the procurement process titled "Provision of Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services Framework (Framework Reopening)." This tender, within the hospital services industry category, seeks to establish a framework to provide clinical services that complement NHS core standards. This framework includes two lots: Lot 1 for insourced services, offered directly on the premises of the contracting authority, and Lot 2 for outsourced services, delivered at the provider's location. The framework agreement, concluded on 15 December 2025, will remain effective until 31 August 2029, spanning multiple UK regions including UKC, UKD, UKE, and others. It is part of a Provider Selection Regime under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

Provision of Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services Framework

Description: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-016528 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05065a The awarding of this framework agreement 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 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 d o not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 22 August 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. The award decision makers were two Senior (read more...)

Summary: The public procurement process involves the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the buying organisation. The tender titled "Provision of Insourced and Outsourced Clinical Services Framework" falls under the health services industry category, with a focus on offering comprehensive solutions to support the delivery of patient care. Geographically, it covers regions within the United Kingdom, specifically those marked as UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, and UKL. Currently in the award stage, this procurement process follows a limited procurement method, conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) defined by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The framework agreement is set to run until 31 August 2029, with a standstill period active until midnight, 22 August 2025, where representations by providers need to be submitted.

Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) in Somerset - Discharge to Admission (D2A)

Description: Pathway 1 in Somerset is the Discharge to Assess (D2A) service and is the route for all supported discharges back to usual place of residence, excluding fast tracked End of Life. The Discharge to Assess model ensures no assessment for ongoing care happens in an acute hospital setting but happens in a person's usual place of residence instead. This enables speedy discharge and prevents the overprovision of long-term care. The ethos of the service is to provide high quality personalised reablement, to be outcome focused, and to enhance what the Individual can do themselves or with help from their support network.

Summary: Somerset Council has announced the award of contracts for the Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1), covering areas in Somerset, including Mendip, South Somerset, Sedgemoor, West Somerset, and Taunton. This service focuses on assisting in discharges back to usual residence while providing outcome-focused reablement to prevent long-term care overprovision. The procurement process, governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, utilised an open procedure with contracts awarded on 24 December 2025. The total lifetime value for the awarded lots is £62,160,000, with services starting from 1 June 2026 and extending until 31 May 2031. The project is classified under Health and Social Work Services, taking place within the UKK23 region.

NHSWYICB - Adult Hearing Service for over 55s

Description: To provide a comprehensive patient-centred direct access adult hearing service for age related hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements

Summary: The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has finalised the procurement process for the "Adult Hearing Service for over 55s". This service falls under the "ENT or audiologist services" category and is situated in the United Kingdom, specifically within West Yorkshire. The procurement was conducted through a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and followed the direct award process without a prior call for competition. This contract, which will run from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026, has been awarded to suppliers including Specsavers Hearcare Group, Scrivens Ltd, and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. The formal contract award was confirmed as of 29th December 2025.

Individual Placement Support (IPS)

Description: This is an intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route under the Provider Selection Regime).

Summary: The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the tender stage of a public procurement process titled "Individual Placement Support (IPS)" under the Health services sector. This selective procurement follows a restricted procedure as per the Provider Selection Regime. The tender process aims to award contracts for providing support services that help patients with serious mental illnesses gain and maintain employment, aligned with NHS England and IPS Grow targets. The procurement is valued at £2,819,466 and focuses on a service period from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027, with submissions accepted until 12th January 2026. The project targets services to be delivered across the UK, with Birmingham being a significant location as the NHS Trust's base.

NHSWYICB - Wraparound Service

Description: Wraparound is a time-limited, early
intervention service designed to support
older adults experiencing low to moderate
mental health and wellbeing challenges.
The primary objective is to reduce
escalation into statutory mental health
services

Summary: The procurement process involves the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, which has awarded a contract for a Wraparound Service designed to support older adults with mental health and wellbeing challenges. The industry category for this procurement falls under health services, with services aimed at reducing the escalation into statutory mental health services. This tender has been processed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement stage is at the confirmation of contract award following a Direct Award Process C. The contract period is set from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, with a value of £334,398. Key stakeholders included decision makers such as the Budget Holder and Assistant Director of Contracting, and the location for service delivery is the UKE45 region.

Monitoring of School Attendance

Description: Monitoring of School Attendance of Children and Young People in Care and Children and Young People with an Education, Health & Care Plan (OOC). Wolverhampton City Council (the Council) has a statutory duty to monitor the school attendance of children and young people in care placed in out-of-city independent placements, and for children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) attending out-of-city education settings. This duty is primarily governed by the Education Act 1996 and relevant Department for Education (DfE) statutory guidance. To fulfil this responsibility, the Council requires a service provider capable of delivering a robust service for collecting and monitoring attendance data for these two cohorts. The overarching aim is to improve school attendance among Wolverhampton pupils placed outside the city by delivering (read more...)

Summary: Wolverhampton City Council is currently inviting tenders for the "Monitoring of School Attendance" service, aimed at improving school attendance for children and young people in care and those with Education, Health, and Care Plans placed in out-of-city placements. This active procurement is under the "services" category and follows an open competition method, with submissions allowed electronically. Organisations have until 16 January 2026 to submit their tenders, following guidelines in the Invitation to Tender documents. The contracted service is scheduled to commence on 1 April 2026 and will continue for a three-year period, with the option for a one-year extension, across the United Kingdom.