Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 7 May 2025, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Health services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£1,150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Alliance Psychological Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supplier is currently supporting both South Tees (STH) and North Tees (NTH), the subject of mental health and associated pathways are extremely contentious. The BACP guidelines indicate to transfer care of patients to a new provider once treatment has commenced is likely to cause harm to the patients. The provider has a trusted relationship with both trust providing high quality mental health care, the supplier is able to deliver the services required within the estate already allocated to the OH service enabling our workforce to receive the care they need locally causing the least disruption to both patient care and trust services. Providing a single service to the group model is an underpinning aspect of the people plan and more. Given the sickness absence rate related to mental health is continually in the top 3 sickness reasons, it is essential we maintain a high-quality accessible service, while also using the opportunity to enhance our service offer to the workforce. The overarching goal is to implement a single service across both trusts whilst with the incumbent provider of the services.<br/><br/>This award will be for a 3 year term, with two optional additional years. The estimated start date for the contract will be 1st July 2025.

CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award noticeAwarded

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 20th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This will be completed via Direct Award C to the existing/current provider of the services.<br/><br/>Conflicts of interest -There are no perceived conflicts of interest amongst the decision makers of the award. This included the management from Occupational Health & Wellbeing.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: This award will be for a 3 year term, with two optional additional years.

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
7 May 2025, 15:18 BST
Last source update
7 May 2025, 15:18 BST
Authority reference
W185546
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019443
Classification (CPV)
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e07 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Direct Award Process C.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alliance Psychological Services LimitedSME£1,150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentHealth Care ServicesHealth 2 Eggleston Court, Middlesbrough, North East, TS2 1RUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 2Review body MiddlesbroughContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.