Official UK procurement notice
ELFT Mental Health Services Contract
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing Community Mental Health Services and homeless outreach services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing community mental health services and…Awarded
The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing community mental health services and homeless outreach services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.
This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7)
The annual contractual value is £247,243,000 per annum; the lifetime value of the contract is £988,972,000.00 (including the provision to extend).
The initial contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further year at the sole discretion of the Authority.
The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2028, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/29 (value of extension is £247,243,00).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 14:58 BST
- Authority reference
C362843- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036183- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068798Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Notice of Award which followed a Direct Award A process. 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice meets the transparency obligations under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 in relation to the Direct Award A process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East London NHS Foundation Trust | £988,972,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036183-2026-1 · East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £988,972,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North East London Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- East London NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.