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# Mental Health Inpatient Beds

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-inpatient-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: "Mental Health Inpatient Beds". Published status: active. Published Value: £12,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-partnership-university-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-r1l)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hospital services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-inpatient-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6`

## 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/mental-health-inpatient-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-inpatient-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6#participate

## Description
Essex Partnership University NHS FT ("the Authority") is seeking to appoint a provider(s) for the provision of Mental health inpatient beds, located in the county of Essex. The requirement in split into two lots: 1) Female Mental health inpatient beds and 2) Male Mental health inpatient beds.
This contract is to provide acute mental health inpatient service for adults, who cannot be treated and cared for safely in the community, on behalf of the Authority.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Female Mental Health Inpatient Beds
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** This contract is to provide acute mental health inpatient service for female adults, who cannot be treated and cared for safely in the community, on behalf of the Authority. The inpatient beds provided under this contract must be located within Essex...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Male Mental Health Inpatient Beds
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** This contract is to provide acute mental health inpatient service for male adults, who cannot be treated and cared for safely in the community, on behalf of the Authority. The inpatient beds provided under this contract must be located within Essex. ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019010-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-03T14:22:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:29:57.155Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0599c6