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

NHS England · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:40.

Opportunity overview

The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:<br/><br/>Lot 1: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)<br/><br/>Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult) <br/><br/>Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs) -(Gardner) <br/><br/>Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) - (John Denmark Unit)<br/><br/>Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)<br/><br/>Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s) -(Galaxy House)<br/><br/>Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain Injury

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.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

No match
Contract value
£528.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
017942-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Prescot, UKD7, United Kingdom

Cygnet Health Care Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£88.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
017942-2025-3
Status
active
Location
Kent, UKJ4, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1: CAMHS Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disoValue not stated
  • Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult)Value not stated
  • Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient serviceValue not stated
  • Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)Value not stated
  • Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)Value not stated
  • Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent SeValue not stated
  • Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain InjuryValue 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-050a12
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/><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.

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
Title
Lot 1: CAMHS Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating diso
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).<br/><br/>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.<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 £15,945,000 (Annual value of £3,189,000).<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.

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
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult) services.<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/>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 £63,000,000 (Annual value of £12,600,000).<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.

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
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure (MSU)- Inpatient services.<br/><br/>MSUs provide care and treatment within a highly prescribed set of physical, relational, and procedural security measures, to a variety of young people. The secure system for young people in England is complex and there is no 'high secure' environment for children and young people. This means the most complex and vulnerable children and young people will be supported within MSUs. The predominant need for care and treatment will relate to the young person’s assessed risk of harm to self and/or others because of their mental health need. <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 £21,105,000 (Annual Value £4,221,000).<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.

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
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)<br/><br/>The specialised service is provided to deaf service users who have significant mental health difficulties and have been unable to access culturally appropriate assessment and treatment services, or have not responded to treatments or require inpatient admission for assessment. The service will offer advice and support to care co-ordinators from the service users’ home area and may provide consultation and advice via teleconferencing facilities.<br/><br/>The services provide expertise in the assessment, treatment and recovery of people who are deaf, likely to use British Sign language and have a serious mental health problem. Services may also specialise in the support of those people who are deaf and offend (Secure Services). The service can provide assessment, treatment, and<br/>care including long-term rehabilitation and short-term treatment.<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 to be £11,695,000 (Annual Value £2,339,000).<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.

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
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult).<br/><br/>A specialist psychiatric hospital providing assessment, treatment, and care in conditions of high security for men aged 18 and above and its catchment area covers the Midlands, North Wales and the North West. Ashworth is one of only three high secure psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales, providing assessment and treatment for men with a serious mental illness or personality disorder who are detained under the Mental Health Act and are assessed as presenting a grave risk to others. <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 £377,665,000 (Annual value of £75,533,000). <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.

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
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Se
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).<br/><br/>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.<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 The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £6,860,000 (Annual value of £1,372,000). <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.

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
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain Injury
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s).<br/><br/>The Forensic Brain Injury service at Guild Lodge has inpatient beds that are secure/forensic environments. The Forensic Brain Injury service supports referrals from the whole of England and offers integrated care for individuals who have identified secure care needs associated with a brain injury. This allows better matching of care with individual patient need in a specialist area where secure forensic brain injury provision is otherwise very limited. <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 The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £45,085,000 (Annual value of £9,017,000). <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.

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 locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD72

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 6
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD33

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Item 7
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-118033
Name
NHS England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE
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-130512
Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Prescot
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-80326
Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Locality
Liverpool
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-97280
Name
Cygnet Health Care Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ4
Locality
Kent
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cygnet Health Care Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-34557
Name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD3
Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-18796
Name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD33
Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-139787
Name
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD45
Locality
Preston
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation 8
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
017942-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-130512
Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Award 2
Id
017942-2025-2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-80326
Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Award 3
Id
017942-2025-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-97280
Name
Cygnet Health Care Limited
Award 4
Id
017942-2025-4
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-34557
Name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Award 5
Id
017942-2025-5
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-34557
Name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Award 6
Id
017942-2025-6
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-18796
Name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Award 7
Id
017942-2025-7
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139787
Name
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017942-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
528,731,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
017942-2025-2
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-2
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
22,323,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
017942-2025-3
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-3
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
88,200,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
017942-2025-4
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-4
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
29,547,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
017942-2025-5
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-5
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
16,373,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
017942-2025-6
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-6
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
9,604,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 7
Id
017942-2025-7
Status
active
Award ID
017942-2025-7
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
63,119,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE · LS1 4AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3
  • Delivery location · UKD33
  • Delivery location · UKD4
  • Delivery location · UKD7
  • Delivery location · UKD72
  • Delivery location · UKJ4

Notice and amendment history

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