Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- Midlands
A Contract Award Notice
by NHS ENGLAND
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £14M-£806M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 29 Apr 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
- health services
- leeds
- mental health services
- specialised mental health services
- adolescent mental health services
- mental health medium secure inpatient service
- retained mental health
- high secure services
- specialised mental health, learning disability
- specialised commissioning retained mental health, learning disability and autism services
Location
Birmingham And Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
1 buyer
- NHS England Leeds
4 suppliers
- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust Birmingham
- Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust Dudley
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Nottingham
- St Andrews Healthcare Northampton
Description
The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:Lot 1: Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs)Lot 2: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) Lot 3: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community) Lot4: Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton)Lot 5: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure)Lot 6: Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure)
Lot Division
1 | Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist CYP MSU The contract is to deliver Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs)Secure forensic mental health services for young people include services provided by Specialist Secure Forensic Mental Health Service Centres for young people. 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).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 | Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) 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.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).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 | CAMHS Deaf Service (Community) The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community) 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. 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).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 | Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton) The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton).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 however, treat individuals who in a prison setting would be in a Category A environment.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).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. |
5 | Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure) 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.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. 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).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. |
6 | Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure) The contract is to deliver Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure).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)Secure services also provide care and treatment for people who are • culturally deaf (D) and audiologically deaf (deaf) • have an acquired brain injury2.1.3 Patients are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act and their risk of harm to others and risk of escape from hospital cannot be managed safely within other mental health settings.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).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 | Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust (Birmingham)
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2 | Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust (Birmingham)
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3 | Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust (Dudley)
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4 | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (Nottingham)
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5 | St Andrews Healthcare (Northampton)
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6 | St Andrews Healthcare (Northampton)
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Renewal Options
Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
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-05093e
- FTS 017635-2025