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# HPFT - Adult Acute Inpatient Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-adult-acute-inpatient-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4e8). 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: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £19,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rwr)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £19,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hospital and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d4e8`

## 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-05d4e8#tl-md)

## Description
Trust Overview<br/>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex.<br/>HPFT (“The Authority”) wishes to secure additional CQC registered adult acute mental health inpatient beds within the Hertfordshire region.<br/><br/>Service Overview<br/>The aim of this service is to provide additional adult (generally 18-65 with some older adults with functional mental health needs) acute mental health inpatient capacity through a flexible model that accommodates both male and female service users. This provision will supplement HPFT’s existing inpatient capacity and align closely with the Trust’s current inpatient offer, ensuring an inclusive, responsive, least restrictive and recovery focused service.<br/><br/>The service will deliver high-quality, therapeutic care that supports service users to achieve stability and return to their usual settings as soon as clinically appropriate. Providers are expected to maintain reasonable lengths of stay, proactively plan for discharge, and work collaboratively with community and crisis teams to enable timely transitions back into the community.<br/><br/>Providers must embed least restrictive principles into all care and treatment, ensuring that any use of enhanced observations is purposeful, person centered, and regularly reviewed. Routine oversight should be applied to any enhanced observation to ensure interventions remain proportionate, safe, and supportive.<br/><br/>The service should be delivered in a manner that ensures value for money, balancing high-quality care with efficient use of resources. This includes strong clinical governance, effective workforce management, and collaboration with HPFT to maximize outcomes for service users while maintaining cost-effectiveness.<br/><br/>The additional capacity will be made available through a combination of block and spot purchase arrangements, providing flexibility to meet fluctuating demand and support local population needs.<br/><br/>Service Objectives<br/>Promote Recovery and Timely Discharge<br/>•Deliver care and treatment that supports recovery and enables service users to return to their usual setting as soon as clinically appropriate.<br/>•Maintain a clear focus on reducing length of stay through proactive discharge planning and close collaboration with community and crisis services.<br/><br/>Provide Safe, Quality, Therapeutic Care<br/>•Ensure all inpatient environments and care practices meet statutory, regulatory, and quality standards, delivering treatment that is safe, compassionate, and effective.<br/>•Provide care in settings that are therapeutic and recovery oriented<br/>Reduce Restrictive Practice<br/>•Commit to minimising restrictive interventions and enhanced observations, ensuring these are only used when clinically justified, for the shortest possible duration, and regularly reviewed. <br/>•Participate ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hpft-adult-acute-inpatient-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4e8)

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

- **Description:** The Trust is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to engage with potential suppliers capable of delivering the service described in the attached documentation.<br/><br/>The procurement process will be conducted in accordance with the Provider ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068831-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-28T10:24:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:56:57.191Z
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