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# South-West Crisis Text Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-west-crisis-text-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f563). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Devon Integrated Care Board: "South-West Crisis Text Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,993,212. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Devon Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-devon-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjk)
- **Published Value:** £1,993,212 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,993,212 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f563`

## 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/south-west-crisis-text-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f563#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-west-crisis-text-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f563#participate

## Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice following a competitive process for a South-West Crisis Text Service in line with the specified requirements.
NHS Devon ICB is acting as Lead Commissioner with other Commissioners, as a partnership with the following organisations:
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB 
NHS Dorset ICB 
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB 
NHS Bath and North-East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB
NHS Somerset ICB 
NHS Gloucestershire ICB
The Contract duration is for an initial 2 years from 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 with the option to extend for a further 1 year.
The total contract value including extensions is £1,993,212
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 midnight on 10 April 2026.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Lead Commissioner) on behalf of South-West ICBs sought to secure a provider who had the capacity and capability to deliver a South-West Crisis Text Service in line with the specified requirements.
The crisis text serv...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028106-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mind in Somerset**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05148414`
  - Value: £1,993,212 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028106-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,993,212
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033139-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-13T09:44:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:38:12.329Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f563