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Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- South West

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Opportunity overview

The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:<br/><br/>Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£4.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
017666-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Somerset, UKK23, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents<br/><br/>The National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MHSDCA) is commissioned to provide a highly specialised mental health to deaf children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years) and hearing children of Deaf adults, in both the community and in-patient setting, on behalf of the NHS England for the population of England. MHSDCA is a Highly Specialised Service for Deaf Children Young People and Families. For the purposes of this specification document it will be referred to henceforth as MHSDCA.<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 £3,142,200.00 (Annual value of £628,440.00).<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. Additional information: 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/>The decision makers for this process were the NHS England’s National Commissioning Group.<br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision t award.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-050952
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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/>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/>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.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents<br/><br/>The National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MHSDCA) is commissioned to provide a highly specialised mental health to deaf children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years) and hearing children of Deaf adults, in both the community and in-patient setting, on behalf of the NHS England for the population of England. MHSDCA is a Highly Specialised Service for Deaf Children Young People and Families. For the purposes of this specification document it will be referred to henceforth as MHSDCA.<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 £3,142,200.00 (Annual value of £628,440.00).<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. Additional information: 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/>The decision makers for this process were the NHS England’s National Commissioning Group.<br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision t award.

Options

Description
Following the initial 5 year contract period, there is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-107961
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England

Contact

Name
Jessica Gaucher-Thompson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-145545
Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK23
Locality
Somerset
Postal Code
TA1 5DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Management, Level 1 – Barton House South, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-141301
Name
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE1 3QT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Award information

Award 1
Id
017666-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145545
Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017666-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
017666-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,399,080
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UK · LS1 4AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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