Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) for Mid and South Essex
Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract award for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. MHSTs are a government initiative to help increase children and young people’s access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People’s Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme. MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) for Mid and South Essex (Wave 14)Awarded
The contract award for Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein referred to as the 'Authority'. MHSTs are a government initiative to help increase children and young people's access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People's Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme. MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting.
An award has been made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The service started on 01st September 2025 for a period of 24 months, plus the option to extend for a further 12 months (3-year total contract term). The annual contract value is £6,062,061.00. The lifetime value of the contract is £18,186,183.00.
The funding for this service is set by NHSE and is allocated to the Authority to support this government initiative.
Following the publication of the Contract Award Notice (Notice Number: 2025/S 000-057362 | Notice Reference: 2025-047923) , the Authority is publishing this modification notice in line with the additional funding received for 'Wave 14' for the service provision. The effective date of this contract variation will be 01st January 2026 where the 'Wave 14' funding will provide an additional £2,416,000.00.
The original contract value published was £18,186,183. The aggregate value of this contract variation will be £2,416,000.00 (which represents a 13.28% increase). The new aggregate contract value £20,602,183.00
The contract duration remains 01st September 2025 for a period of 24 months, plus the option to extend for a further 12 months (3-year total contract term), with the contract value variation effective from 01st January 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Authority reference
ACE-0843-2025-MSE- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079657- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c4dFind 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) 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.
Publisher note: This 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. The decision makers for this process were the NHS England's National Commissioning Group. There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award. The decision makers for this award is the ICB Executive Board. There were no Conflicts of Interest declared or identified by individuals making the decision.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published315 days ago4 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELFT NHS Foundation TrustMid and South Essex Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) | — | — | Awarded |
| NELFT NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079657-2025-Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) Mid and South Essex (Wave 14)-1 · NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- £20,602,184
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
- Change The funding for this service is set by NHSE and is allocated to the Authority to support this government initiative. Following the publication of the Contract Award Notice (Notice Number: 2025/S 000-057362 | Notice Reference: 2025-047923) , the Authority is publishing this modification notice in line with the additional funding received for 'Wave 14' for the service provision. The effective date of this contract variation will be 01st January 2026 where the 'Wave 14' funding will provide an additional £2,416,000.00. The modification is made in response to external factors beyond the control of the relevant authority and the provider, as the funding is set by NHSE. This change does not render the contract materially different in character. The cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract exceeds £500,000, however, compared to its value when it was entered into, is under 25%. Therefore this transparency notice is being published by the Authority in compliance with the PSR 2023. The original contract value published was £18,186,183. The aggregate value of this contract variation will be £2,416,000.00 (which represents a 13.28% increase). The new aggregate contract value £20,602,183.00 The contract duration remains 01st September 2025 for a period of 24 months, plus the option to extend for a further 12 months (3-year total contract term), with the contract value variation effective from 01st January 2026., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The funding for this service is set by NHSE and is allocated to the Authority to support this government initiative. Following the publication of the Contract Award Notice (Notice Number: 2025/S 000-057362 | Notice Reference: 2025-047923) , the Authority is publishing this modification notice in line with the additional funding received for 'Wave 14' for the service provision. The effective date of this contract variation will be 01st January 2026 where the 'Wave 14' funding will provide an additional £2,416,000.00. The original contract value published was £18,186,183. The aggregate value of this contract variation will be £2,416,000.00 (which represents a 13.28% increase). The new aggregate contract value £20,602,183.00 The contract duration remains 01st September 2025 for a period of 24 months, plus the option to extend for a further 12 months (3-year total contract term), with the contract value variation effective from 01st January 2026.
Mid and South Essex Mental Health Support Teams for Schools (MHSTs) · NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £18,186,183
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NELFT NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.