Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- East of England
A Contract Award Notice
by NHS ENGLAND
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £7M-£32M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 29 Apr 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Priory Healthcare Limited
1 buyer
- NHS England Leeds
4 suppliers
- Priory Healthcare London
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust Hertfordshire
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust & University of Cambridge Cambridge
- Fifth Floor 80 Hammersmith Road London
Description
The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:Lot 1: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Adult Inpatient ServicesLot2: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Adult Community ServicesLot 3: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)Lot 4: Tier 4 children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) Low Secure Learning Disability and Autism (Bespoke Placement)
Lot Division
1 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder-Adult Inpatient The contract is to deliver Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Adult Inpatient Services.The national Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & Body Dysmorphic Disorder service (OCD/BDD) is commissioned to provide highly specialised assessment and treatment for patients experiencing severe OCD or BDD through out-patient, home-based, residential unit or in-patient services on behalf of NHS England for the population of England. The national OCD/BDD service delivers highly specialised interventions in conjunction with local mental health services and is available to people of all ages on the basis of need. 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 £5,000,000.00 (Annual value of £1,000,000.00). 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. |
2 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder- Adult The contract is to deliver Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Adult Community ServicesThe national Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & Body Dysmorphic Disorder service (OCD/BDD) is commissioned to provide highly specialised assessment and treatment for patients experiencing severe OCD or BDD through out-patient, home-based, residential unit or in-patient services on behalf of NHS England for the population of England. The national OCD/BDD service delivers highly specialised interventions in conjunction with local mental health services and is available to people of all ages on the basis of need.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 £23,156,700.00 (Annual value of £4,631,340.00). 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. |
3 | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Tier 4 Children’s Services deliver specialist in-patient and day-patient care to children who are suffering from severe and/or complex mental health conditions that cannot be adequately treated by community CAMH services.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 £13,000,000.00 (Annual value of £2,600,000.00). 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. |
4 | Tier 4 children and adolescent mental health services Low Secure (Bespoke The contract is to deliver Tier 4 children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) Low Secure Learning Disability and Autism (Bespoke Placement) Secure inpatient forensic mental health services for young people include services provided by Specialist Secure Forensic Mental Health Service Centres for young people to be delivered within a clearly defined geographical area at Regional/Sub-regional level with service configuration determined locally based on population needs and existing Tier 4 service provision. 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 £7,500,000.00 (Annual value of £1,500,000.00). 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. |
Award Detail
1 | Priory Healthcare (London)
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2 | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust (Hertfordshire)
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3 | Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Trust & University of Cambridge (Cambridge)
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4 | Fifth Floor 80 Hammersmith Road (London)
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Award Criteria
No realistic alternative provider | 100 |
CPV Codes
- 85100000 - Health services
Indicators
- Options are available.
Legal Justification
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below• The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:• absence of competition for technical reasonsExplanation: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.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.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.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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.The decision makers for this process were the NHS England’s National Commissioning Group.There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050934
- FTS 017622-2025