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# Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism-assessment-and-diagnosis-nhs-talking-therapie-ocds-h6vhtk-0497db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Shared Business Services Limited: "Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £70,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: discovery.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Shared Business Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services-limited-coh-05280446)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £70,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0497db`

## 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-learning-disability-and-autism-assessment-and-diagnosis-nhs-talking-therapie-ocds-h6vhtk-0497db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [discovery.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ariba.com%2Frfx%2F20838011)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism-assessment-and-diagnosis-nhs-talking-therapie-ocds-h6vhtk-0497db#participate

## Description
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Approved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a "relevant authority" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework.    
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: 
https://sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support
We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Assessment and Diagnosis
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Assessment and Diagnosis lot will include a range of services and clinical assessments used in the diagnosis of common mental health conditions, severe mental illness, and neurological conditions. The lot will also include provision for ongoing a...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: NHS Talking Therapies
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The NHS Talking Therapies lot is for the provision of NHS Talking Therapies, Counselling, and Psychotherapy. This lot must be delivered by a clinical workforce who are fully and appropriately trained and supervised.  
NHS Talking Therapies for anxiet...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Crisis Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Crisis Services lot is focused on relapse prevention, assisting Approved Organisations respond to patients including Children and Young People, Adults and Older People at times when their mental health and/or social situation has deteriorated to ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Assessment and Diagnosis (active)
  - Award id: `007645-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ABL Health Ltd, Arlson Psychological Services Ltd - trading as The Rooms of Knutsford, Chase Lodge Health Ltd (+13 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07074944`, `GB-COH:9142922`, `GB-COH-6177624`, `GB-COH-7590254`, `GB-COH-11492566`, `GB-COH-7533119`, `GB-FTS-186818`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH-04154208`, `GB-COH-12379553`, `GB-COH-7590062`, `GB-COH-13119584`, `GB-COH-15722636`, `GB-COH-05176998`, `GB-COH-13833421`, `GB-COH-7880303`
  - Value: £70,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** NHS Talking Therapies (active)
  - Award id: `007645-2025-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **ABL Health Ltd, Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind (+16 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07074944`, `GB-COH-1796928`, `GB-COH-6177624`, `GB-COH-7590254`, `GB-COH:04391008`, `GB-COH-2257523`, `GB-COH-11492566`, `GB-FTS-186818`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH-04154208`, `GB-COH-12379553`, `GB-COH-4369554`, `GB-COH-9507950`, `GB-COH-7590062`, `GB-COH-6036050`, `GB-COH-12742460`, `GB-COH-1159057`, `GB-COH-3829618`
  - Value: £70,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Crisis Services (active)
  - Award id: `007645-2025-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **ABL Health Ltd, Birmingham Mind (Birmingham Association for Mental Health), Everyturn Services Limited t/a Everyturn Mental Health (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07074944`, `GB-COH-2024372`, `GB-COH:04391008`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH-10643283`, `GB-COH-4369554`
  - Value: £70,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Assessment and Diagnosis (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/03/2025

- **Contract:** NHS Talking Therapies (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/03/2025

- **Contract:** Crisis Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010918-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-24T14:03:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:30:07.457Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0497db