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Talking Therapies Self-Referral Chatbot

Health services
West Midlands (UKG2)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: "Talking Therapies Self-Referral Chatbot". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.1Bids / Report
87.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 8 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
Last source update3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG2)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0660ab
What is being bought
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is commissioned to provide Talking Therapies services in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The Limbic Access Chatbot has proven (following a two-year pilot) to be a suitable solution in assisting the Talking Therapies team deliver an efficient referral and triage process. This procurement is for the provision of such services. The value of the three-year contract is £120,895.50. The services will be provided between 08.02.26 and 08.02.29.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is commissioned to provide Talking Therapies services in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The Limbic Access Chatbot has proven (following a two-year pilot) to be a suitable solution in assisting the Talking Therapies team deliver an efficient referral and triage process. This procurement is for the provision of such services. MPFT intends to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C The value of the three-year contract is £120,895.50. The services will be provided between 08.02.26 and 08.02.29. Additional information: The Limbic Access Chatbot has proven (following a two-year pilot) to be a suitable solution in assisting the Talking Therapies team deliver an efficient referral and triage process. MPFT intends to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The value of the three-year contract is £120,895.50. The services will be provided between 08.02.26 and 08.02.29.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    3 Mar 2026, 11:32 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Limbic Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Talking Therapies Self-Referral Chatbot
Not published · signed 8 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 120895.5 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 120895.5 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authority GB-FTS-97610
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  • Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
    buyer

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    Trust HQ, Corporation Street,, Stafford, UKG2, ST16 3AG
    Hilary.Wood@mpft.nhs.uk

  • Limbic Limited
    supplier

    11093861
    128 City Road, London, UKG2, EC1V 2NX

  • Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
    reviewBody
    reviewContactPoint

    Trust HQ, St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3AG
    Procurement@mpft.nhs.uk
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Planning and rationale
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No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis 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. 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 Hilary Wood - procurement@mpft.nhs.uk The decision makers are Jeanett Larsen and Hilary Wood Conflict of interest forms have been completed by individuals within MPFT and by the supplier - no conflicts of interests have been declared. The provider has been assessed against 1. Quality and Innovation 40%, 2. Value 20%, 3. Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 15%, 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 15%, and 5. Social Value 10%. The provider was able to adequately demonstrate that they fulfilled the required criteria.