Official UK procurement notice
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- Midlands
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:<br/><br/>Lot 1: Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs)<br/><br/>Lot 2: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) <br/><br/>Lot 3: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community) <br/><br/>Lot4: Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton)<br/><br/>Lot 5: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure)<br/><br/>Lot 6: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure)
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist CYP MSUCancelled West Midlands
The contract is to deliver Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs)<br/><br/>Secure forensic mental health services for young people include services provided by Specialist Secure Forensic Mental Health Service Centres for young people. <br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £26,045,445 (Annual value of £ 5,209,089.00).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Lot #2Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure)Cancelled West Midlands
The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) <br/><br/>Specialist mental health services for Deaf adults includes inpatient and non -admitted care including assessment and treatment services for Deaf people provided by Specialist Centres. In addition, the service includes advice to general mental health services on the management and treatment of the Deaf person’s mental illness.<br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £15,987,705 (Annual value of £3,197,541.00).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Lot #3CAMHS Deaf Service (Community)Cancelled West Midlands
The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community) <br/><br/>The National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MHSDCA) is a highly specialised mental health service to deaf children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years). The aim of the service is to improve their mental health by delivering highly specialised assessment and treatment packages in a safe environment; at home, community, clinic or inpatient setting. <br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £9,737,682.25 (Annual value of £1,947,536.45).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Lot #4Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton)Cancelled East Midlands
The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton).<br/><br/>High secure inpatient services for adults aged 18 years and over in England and Wales and the high secure service for women in Scotland and Northern Ireland. There will be exceptional circumstances where under 18’s will require admission to high secure services. High secure services are provided in hospitals whose physical security arrangements are equivalent to a Category B prison; they can <br/>however, treat individuals who in a prison setting would be in a Category A environment.<br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £575,582,325.00 (Annual value of £115,116,465.00).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Lot #5Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure)Cancelled East Midlands
The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure) - for severe or profoundly deaf and blind people aged 18 years and above.<br/><br/>The aim of the service is to provide expertise in the assessment, treatment and recovery of people who are deaf, likely to use British Sign language and have a forensic and mental health issue that require a secure inpatient admission. <br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £28,974,550.00 (Annual value of £5,794,910.00).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Lot #6Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure)Cancelled East Midlands
The contract is to deliver Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure).<br/><br/>Secure services provide treatment for adults aged 18 years and over with mental disorders, these include mental illness (MI), personality disorder (PD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) including learning disabilities (LD) and autism (ASD)<br/><br/>Secure services also provide care and treatment for people who are <br/>
- culturally deaf (D) and audiologically deaf (deaf) <br/>
- have an acquired brain injury<br/>2.1.3 Patients are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act and their <br/>risk of harm to others and risk of escape from hospital cannot be managed <br/>safely within other mental health settings.<br/><br/>The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £21,048,505.00 (Annual value of £ 4,209,701.00).<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
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
- 29 Apr 2025, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2025, 14:24 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017635- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05093eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below<br/>
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:<br/>
- absence of competition for technical reasons<br/><br/>Explanation:<br/>The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services, which are provided on a multi-regional footprint and form an essential part of the wider MHLDA care pathway. These contracts have been held by NHS England during 2024/25 and will be awarded on the same basis.<br/>These contracts include multiple interdependent services, reflecting the nature of specialised care. It is therefore understood that there is no alternative provision for these contracts due to the specialised nature of the services and the essential role they play within the wider MHLDA care system.<br/><br/>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, using Direct Award Process A. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
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.<br/><br/>The decision makers for this process were the NHS England’s National Commissioning Group.<br/><br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot6 awards | |||
| Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation Trust | £36,463,623 † | — | Awarded |
| Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation Trust | £22,382,787 † | — | Awarded |
| Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust | £13,632,755 † | — | Awarded |
| Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £805,815,255 † | — | Awarded |
| St Andrew's Healthcare | £29,467,907 † | — | Awarded |
| St Andrew's Healthcare | £40,564,370 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017635-2025-1 · Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £36,463,623
- Status
- active
Contract 017635-2025-2 · Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £22,382,787
- Status
- active
Contract 017635-2025-3 · Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £13,632,755
- Status
- active
Contract 017635-2025-4 · Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £805,815,255
- Status
- active
Contract 017635-2025-5 · St Andrew's Healthcare
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £29,467,907
- Status
- active
Contract 017635-2025-6 · St Andrew's Healthcare
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £40,564,370
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- St Andrew's HealthcareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.