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title: "HPFT Adult Acute Inpatient Service"
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# HPFT Adult Acute Inpatient Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-adult-acute-inpatient-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050582). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: "HPFT Adult Acute Inpatient Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rwr)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hospital and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,758,801 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050582`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-adult-acute-inpatient-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050582#tl-md)

## Description
Provider Selection Regime Intention to award a contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.<br/><br/>Existing 10 bed Block Purchase.<br/><br/>Adult and Older Adult Acute inpatient Mental Health beds provide a bed-based, specialised assessment and treatment service for individuals who require an admission for the treatment of an acute mental illness for whom a community service is not a viable option and who have been assessed as requiring admission following a gatekeeping assessment.  The majority of people will be formal admissions under the Mental Health Act. <br/><br/>The service will be delivered using therapeutic and evidence-based recovery principles.<br/><br/>The service will:<br/><br/>Offer assessment and treatment within a setting that respects individual rights and allows assessment and treatment to occur in the least restrictive manner possible.<br/>Provide a standard of treatment and care that respects a person’s right to privacy and dignity, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for those at the most acute and vulnerable stage of illness.<br/>Include the views of the service user and relevant carers in assessments, treatment/care plans, risk management plans, and discharge planning arrangements.<br/>Co-produce care plans with the service users, carers/family/friends (as the service user wishes), promoting self-management approaches within the inpatient setting.<br/>Focus on enabling the service user to return to the community as soon as possible, prioritizing what is needed for a safe discharge from the point of admission.<br/>Adhere to processes driven by the principles of the SAFER bundle for patient flow, including the agreed Predicted Date of Discharge and Clinical Criteria for Discharge.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Provider Selection Regime Intention to award a contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C.<br/><br/>Existing 10 Bed Block Purchase.<br/><br/>1 Year Contract<br/>01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026<br/>£2,758,801.40. Additional informat...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016188-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Nouvita Healthcare limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166511`
  - Value: £2,758,801 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016188-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,758,801
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019913-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-09T07:50:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:15:27.134Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050582