Mental Health Crisis Text Support

Official notice

Authority: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£215,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mental Health Innovations

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of crisis text service as described in the National specification.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key…Awarded

Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR - Most Suitable Provider process. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the provider passed each of the criteria.

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Contract extension allowed (up to twelve months until 31/03/2027)

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 Mar 2025, 14:16 GMT
Last source update: 21 Mar 2025, 14:16 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-010718
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f779 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Contract has been awarded to the Supplier (Contract period 01/03/2025 - 31/03/2026)
Supplier is an existing national supplier of Mental Health Crisis Text service to NHS.
Conflict of interest declaration procedures followed, any decision makers who declared an interest were excluded (no interests declared in this instance)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £215,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mental Health Innovations	£215,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010718-2025-1 · Mental Health Innovations
Signed
12 Feb 2025
Value
£215,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RNU Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, South East, OX44XNContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.ukReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mental Health Innovations - SHOUTAwarded supplierGB-COH: CE011677 London, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.