Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 26 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Employment Advisors in IAPT - Worcestershire

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£708,509published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Mental Health Matters

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Employment Advisors in IAPT - Worcestershire

CPV: Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contract is to deliver Employment Advisors in IAPT services in WorcestershireAwarded

The contract is to deliver Employment Advisors in IAPT services in Worcestershire. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care intends to award a contract to the existing provider Mental Health Matters via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>Mental Health Matters as the previous incumbent provider, has a proven track record of delivering services in line with the required specification and within the agreed financial envelope.

Delivery: West Midlands · Worcestershire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
26 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMT
Last source update
26 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077351
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e973 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations<br/><br/>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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 2400hrs (Midnight) 8th December 2025.

Publisher note: 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.<br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 2400hrs (Midnight) 8th December 2025 to the following email address: [email protected]<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>- The decision makers for this process were Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.<br/><br/>- There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.<br/><br/>- A number of criteria were mapped to the five key criteria set out within the PSR as the criteria against which any provider should be assessed.<br/><br/>1. Quality and innovation<br/>2. Value<br/>3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability<br/>4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice<br/>5. Social value<br/><br/>The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £708,5091 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mental Health MattersSME£708,509 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 2 Kings Court, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 1JRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.