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Published 19 May 2026, 10:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MOD Mental Health Contract

Official notice

Authority: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£10,352,8106 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust +5 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

These contracts cover access to inpatient and outpatient mental health services for serving personnel.

The prime contractor is Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and it works with the following NHS trusts (known as The Joining Forces Network): Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Grampian, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.

Patients are admitted from the UK and from overseas and managed through a single point of access through MPFT. The model of care is an evidenced based assessment, stabilisation/treatment and a focus on returning people to work as quickly as is clinically safe.

CPV: Rehabilitation services

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The contracts cover access to inpatient and outpatient mental health services for serving personnel. The prime contractor is Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and it works with the following NHS Trusts (known as The Joining Forces Network):

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Grampian and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. Patients admitted from the UK and from overseas and managed through a single point of access through MPFT. The model of care is an evidenced based assessment, stabilisation/treatment and a focus on returning people to work as quickly as is clinically safe.

Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust intends to award each of the above organisations a contract under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C.

The contracts will run from 1st June 2026 to 31st May 2031

The annual values of the contracts are (with the total life of contract, i.e. 5-year value, in brackets):

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - £625,086 (£3,125,430)

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - £699,641 (3,498,206)

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust - £266,349 (£1,331,747)

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - £312,543 (£1,562,715)

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - £83,471 (£417,536)

NHS Grampian - £83,471 (£417,536)

Delivery: UK

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 May 2026, 10:59 BST
Last source update
19 May 2026, 10:59 BST
Authority reference
RRE-00053-59
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045663
Classification (CPV)
Rehabilitation services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in 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. 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 the relevant authority by 5pm on 29th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.

Publisher note: 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 5pm on 29th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’ Written representations should be sent to: [email protected] The decision makers the MPFT Board of Directors and the Head of Strategic & Commercial Development - Strategy, Planning and Commercial (Rachel Walklet). There has been no declared conflict of interest. The providers have been assessed using the following criteria: Quality & Innovation (30%), Value (20%), Integration & Collaboration (20%), Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice (20%) and Social Value (10%). The Joining Forces Network is meeting the existing contractual requirements and therefore it is appropriate the service continues.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £10,352,8106 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 6latest 18 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation TrustMOD Mental Health Contract - CPFT - RRE-00053£3,125,430 †—Awarded
NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeMOD Mental Health Contract - GGC - RRE-00054£417,356 †—Awarded
NHS GrampianMOD Mental Health Contract - Grampian - RRE-00056£417,356 †—Awarded
Somerset NHS Foundation TrustMOD Mental Health Contract - Somerset - RRE-00057£1,331,747 †—Awarded
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustMOD Mental Health Contract - Hampshire & IOW FT - RRE-00058£3,498,206 †—Awarded
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustMOD Mental Health Contract - Tees, Esk & Wear - RRE-00059£1,562,715 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth na Trust HQ, Corporation Street,, Stafford, UK, ST16 3AGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.