Official UK procurement notice
Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services, Enhanced RECONNECT Services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services
Authority: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (Lancashire and South Cumbria) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) has issued urgent contract awards under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime to deliver Liaison and Diversion, Enhanced RECONNECT Services & RECONNECT services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months.
NHS England - North West have determined that the criteria for urgent circumstances under Regulation 14 have been met, as:
(a)an award or modification must be made urgently,
(b)the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and
(c)delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECTCancelled
Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services
The Relevant Authority have issued an urgent contract award under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime to the incumbent provider.
The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027.
This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers.
It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service.
The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The lifetime value of the contract is £6,484,285
This is an existing service.
The contract commenced 01 April 2026.
Lot #2Enhanced RECONNECTCancelled
Enhanced RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria.
The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027.
This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify the a provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers.
It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service.
The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The lifetime value of the contract is £905,263.50
This is an existing service.
The contract commenced 01 April 2026.
Lot #3Mental Health Treatment RequirementCancelled
Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria.
The Relevant Authority have issued an urgent contract award under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime to the incumbent provider.
The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027.
This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify the a provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers.
It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service.
The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The lifetime value of the contract is £1,109,403
This is an existing service.
The contract commenced 01 April 2026.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066373- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Regulation 14 has been applied because the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and also because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
An urgent award for a period exceeding 12 months due to need to review previous procurements, conduct new decision making process and requests from provider for longer period in order to maintain service stability.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Regulation 14 has been applied because the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and also because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. An urgent award for a period exceeding 12 months due to need to review previous procurements, conduct new decision making process and requests from provider for longer period in order to maintain service stability. Decisions regarding this urgent award were made by the Specialised Commissioning Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within NHS England - North West. The SLT comprises of the following individuals; Director of Specialised Commissioning and H&J Head of Commercial Management Deputy Director of Commissioning Finance Medical Director Head of Acute Strategy and transformation Regional Head of H&J Regional Head of Mental Health. There were no conflicts of interests identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot3 awards | |||
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustLot 1 - Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT | £6,484,285 † | — | Awarded |
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustLot 3 - Mental Health Treatment Requirement | £1,109,403 † | — | Awarded |
| Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | £905,264 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £6,484,285
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Mental Health Treatment Requirement · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,109,403
- Status
- active
Contract 066373-2026-Lot 2 - Enhanced RECONNECT-2 · Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £905,264
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.