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Published 18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
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Mental Health Provision for Mid and South Essex

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
NHS & Healthcare
Hospital and related services
East of England (UKH3)
Published value
Not published
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
complete
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
Standard
Published delivery schedule
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
What is being bought
Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board: "Mental Health Provision for Mid and South Essex". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
The delivery of Mental Health Services for Adults and Infant Mental Health Service for the patient population within Mid and South Essex.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Contracting Authority NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, co-ordinating commissioner, on behalf of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB), has awarded a two year contract via Direct Award Process A to the Community and Mental Health secondary care service provider Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT). The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2026. The estimated contract value is £211,113,656.00 per annum. The aggregate contract value will be £422,227,312.00.
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published
Qualification snapshot
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
No realistic alternative provider: 100
price: 100
Published as relative weighting ratio, not percentage points.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) (MPFT)Holds 0.8% of historical attributable spend
Low Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~2× annual contract value annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.
    Procurement Intelligence
    Published evidence · v1
    Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 19:16 BST
    A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
    Bid readiness
    Review notice
    Submission deadline not published
    Check official notice for submission route
    Scope structure
    1lots
    1 lot · 1 published item
    1 published CPV family
    Decision Velocity
    ~53 days
    Typical sector award window after deadline
    Sector median: 53 days
    Contract lifecycle
    Not published
    No future linked contract end in retained records
    No published extension signal
    Pricing & Budget Savings
    £422,227,312
    Contract/award value: £422,227,312
    1 award supplier linked
    Bidding Competition
    1 bids
    SME bid count not published
    No bid spread metrics published
    Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
    Based on 38,580 published procedures
    Median Winning Discount
    7.23%
    Award reduction below published budget
    Typical Bids Received
    1 bidders
    Median competitive participation in sector
    Typical Evaluation Window
    53 days
    Median time between deadline and award
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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    Evidence coverage
    6/12 core inputs published
    Standard procedure facts
    Comparable published opportunities
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
    Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
    Mental Health Practitioners and Physical Health Checks for Severe Mental Health Problems (SMI)NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · 21 May 2025, 18:59 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    Physical Health Check for Severe Mental Health Problems (SMI) ServiceNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · 21 May 2025, 18:58 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health ProblemsNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · 21 May 2025, 18:51 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health ProblemsNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · 21 May 2025, 18:52 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health ProblemsNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · 21 May 2025, 18:54 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    matching published text
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
    Market Analytics
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableInsufficient comparable data
    Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 59.1% · Mean: 4.3 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Low Concentration
    Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) (MPFT)Top vendor: 0.8% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £510,811,711Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 23 retained awards
    Methodology & coverage notes (23 active published awards)
    Coverage: 23 active published awards; 22 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) (MPFT)3 wins£4,333,074No published budget
    Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust2 wins£426,733,080No published budget
    Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust2 wins£2,445,113No published budget
    VITA HEALTH GROUP LIMITED2 wins£2,163,839No published budget
    Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT)1 win£54,247,488No published budget
    Procedure terms
    Contracting AuthorityNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
    Procedure methodNot published
    Procurement categoryNot published
    Statuscomplete
    Framework / DPSNot published
    CompetitionNot published
    Above thresholdNot published
    Legal basisNot published
    GPA WTO CoveredNot published
    Special regimeStandard regime
    Tender period startsNot published
    Tender period endsNot published
    Clarification deadlineNot published
    Expression of interest deadlineNot published
    Estimated future notice dateNot published
    Electronic submissionNot published
    Submission languagesNot published
    Published18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    Last source update18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    Recurring procurementNot published
    ClassificationHospital and related services
    Delivery area
    East of England (UKH3)
    OCIDocds-h6vhtk-047ea3
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    2. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    3. Contract active
      Signed 21 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · £422,227,312
    Commercial outcome and competition
    Awards (1)
    Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
    Not published · Not published · active
    Contracts (1)
    Mental Health Services for Adults and Infant Mental Health Service
    £422,227,312 · signed 21 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
    Bid statistics
    bids: 1 (lot 1)
    Bidding dynamics & price outcome
    Total bids received: 1
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Status changed to complete
      18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    2. Official notice release published
      18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    3. Buyer information updated
      18 Jul 2024, 17:22 BST
    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

    Contracting authority
    NHS & Healthcare
    GB-FTS-118911
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    • NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
      buyer

      Procurement Officer / Contact: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
      99E
      Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd,, Basildon, UKH3, SS14 3HG
      [email protected]

    • NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
      buyer

      Severalls Business Park, Aspen House, Stephenson Rd,, Colchester, UKH14, CO4 9QR
      [email protected]

    • Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
      supplier

      The Lodge, Lodge Approach, Runwell,, Wickford, UKH3, SS11 7XX

    • The Royal Courts of Justice
      reviewBody

      The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
    Documents (0)
    Official links; attachments are not copied
    No data
    No linked documents are published
    Related procedures (0)
    No data
    No related procedures published
    Planning and rationale
    Planning budgetNot published
    No-engagement rationaleNot published
    Procedure rationaleThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 do not apply to this award. NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A. Decision makers are: - Finance and Investment Committee and Main ICB Board. Conflicts of interest identified among committee: [0], None Declared. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. Recused from that agenda item where the conflict existed. COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR Regulation 21 and guidance. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2026. The estimated contract value is £211,113,656.00 per annum. The aggregate contract value will be £422,227,312.00.