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title: "NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems Services for NHS Essex ICB"
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# NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems Services for NHS Essex ICB

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-talking-therapies-and-psychological-therapies-for-severe-mental-health-problems-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067205). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Essex Integrated Care Board: "NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems Services for NHS Essex ICB". Published status: complete. Published Value: £203,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-d7t5g)
- **Published Value:** £203,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £93,177,260 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-talking-therapies-and-psychological-therapies-for-severe-mental-health-problems-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067205#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067205`

## 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/nhs-talking-therapies-and-psychological-therapies-for-severe-mental-health-problems-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067205#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-talking-therapies-and-psychological-therapies-for-severe-mental-health-problems-servic-ocds-h6vhtk-067205#participate

## Description
This is a Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) communicating NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's intention to award a public contract for provision of this 'NHS Talking Therapies (NHS TT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) services (the Service). The process will be conducted in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The proposed contract term is from 01st April 2027 – 31st March 2030, with the option to extend for a maximum of 24 months, until 31st March 2032.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £156,223,810
- **Description:** The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and intends to award the Proposed Contract for a new NHS Talking Therapies (NHS TT) and Psychological The...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NHS Talking Therapies (NHS TT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) services (the Service) (active)
  - Award id: `093056-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vita Health Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-3829618`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NHS Talking Therapies (NHS TT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) services (the Service) (active)
  - Signed Value: £93,177,260
  - Signed Date: 17/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093056-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-01T17:34:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T14:30:31.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067205