AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust has published a contract award notice naming RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS for a specialised mental-health residential care and rehabilitation service at Hawkesbury Lodge in Coventry. The published award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 26 October 2026; it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS for lot 1.
Market significanceThe service concerns a newly refurbished 14-bed unit intended to support rehabilitation and transitions from out-of-area placements to supported or independent living.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,000,000 excluding VAT; £3,600,000 including VAT (award-level value) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier Rethink Mental Illness; verified supplier identity is RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS (company number 01227970). Award 1 reports amount £3,000,000 and amountGross £3,600,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096923-2026 is labelled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender CON-237 and lot 1 each have status “complete”.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The only signature-related milestone is a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 26 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 3000000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£3,600,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3600000 GBP.
Opportunity maximum value
92% confidence£4,000,000
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The process-level value_max is 4000000 GBP; its relationship to the pending award value is not stated.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence11 February 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 012436-2026 released on 2026-02-11.
Submission deadline
99% confidence11 March 2026, 23:59 UTC
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-03-11T23:59:00+00:00.
Award decision date
95% confidence1 July 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-07-01; assessment summaries were also sent on that date.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice 096923-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-14.
Standstill end
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract period
99% confidence27 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-27 and endDate 2029-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSpecialised residential mental-health care and rehabilitation
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The tender title and description specify Mental Health Residential and Rehabilitation Service.
Facility and capacity
98% confidenceHawkesbury Lodge, a newly refurbished 14-bed unit
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Tender description identifies Hawkesbury Lodge as a newly refurbished 14 bed unit.
Intended outcome
98% confidenceRehabilitation towards supported accommodation or independent living
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Tender description states that the provider will work with Trust care teams to support these transitions.
Delivery area
97% confidenceCoventry, West Midlands (UKG33)
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Tender description names Coventry, West Midlands; award delivery address region is UKG33.
Classification
99% confidenceHealth and social work services; residential health facilities services
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Award item classifications are CPV 85000000 and 85144000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is “open”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation scores unknown
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No bidder-count, scoring, ranking or evaluation-detail fields are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
98% confidence27 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, subject to conclusion
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates, while the award remains pending and signature is only scheduled.
Renewal option
99% confidenceYes — 24 months
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is “24 months”.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe award has been announced but remains pending through the stated standstill and scheduled signature stages.
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Award status is pending; standstill ends 23 October 2026 and signature is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Value interpretation
93% confidenceThe £3.0m/£3.6m award values are reported at award level for the sole listed supplier and lot; the separate £4.0m process maximum is not explained.
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Award 1 is linked to supplier RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS and lot 1; process value_max is £4,000,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending rather than concluded award
99% confidencePublication describes a pending award, not a signed contract or confirmed service commencement.
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Award 1 status is pending and signature is a future scheduled milestone.
Value presentation
98% confidencePublished process maximum and award values differ; no pricing or reconciliation is supplied.
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Process value_max is £4,000,000, while award 1 reports £3,000,000 excluding VAT and £3,600,000 including VAT.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot record 1 contains null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No contract signature, execution record or confirmed operational start is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, bidder identities other than the named supplier, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- The published £4,000,000 process maximum is not reconciled with the £3,000,000 excluding-VAT and £3,600,000 including-VAT pending award values.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESSCoventry & Warwickshire Partnership TrustHawkesbury Lodgemental health residential carerehabilitation serviceFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS, verified as company number 01227970.
Is the contract signed?
No. The published award is pending, with signature scheduled for 26 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
£3,000,000 excluding VAT and £3,600,000 including VAT.
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