AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board published a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A notice for mental health services to North London NHS Foundation Trust. The detailed notice records a contract signed on 1 April 2026, but the only lot is marked cancelled while associated award and contract records are active.
Published outcomeNorth London NHS Foundation Trust is named as supplier for two active award records linked to lot 1. The detailed contract record 095650-2026-1 has a recorded signature date of 1 April 2026.
Market significanceThe notice describes a one-year mental health-services arrangement with a stated lifetime value of £407,836,180, awarded without a competition under the Provider Selection Regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
North London NHS Foundation Trust
84% confidenceAward 057410-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not stated for this award record · active
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The supplied supplier record links North London NHS Foundation Trust to active award 057410-2026-1 and lot 1.
North London NHS Foundation Trust
97% confidenceAward 095650-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · active
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Detailed award 095650-2026-1 names North London NHS Foundation Trust and links it to lot 1. The lot narrative states a £407,836,180 lifetime value, not an individual supplier allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award/contract notice
99% confidence18 June 2026; later release on 9 October 2026
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Release history lists award, contract notices dated 2026-06-18 and 2026-10-09.
Award status
92% confidenceActive award records
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Awards 057410-2026-1 and 095650-2026-1 are both marked active.
Contract status
96% confidenceActive; signature date recorded
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Contract 095650-2026-1 is marked active with dateSigned 2026-04-01.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender and supplied lot data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Stated lifetime contract value
94% confidence£407,836,180
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Lot 1 description states: 'The lifetime Value of the contract is £407,836,180'.
Award-level values
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Both supplied award records have null value amounts.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Recorded contract signature
96% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 095650-2026-1 has dateSigned 2026-04-01.
Stated contract start
90% confidence1 April 2026
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Lot 1 description states the contract will start on 01/04/2026.
Stated contract end
90% confidence31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description states the contract will end 31/03/2027.
Stated term
93% confidence1 year
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Lot 1 description states the contract term will be 1 year.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidencePsychiatric hospital services
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Primary CPV classification is 85111500, Psychiatric hospital services.
Services
94% confidenceMental health care, including Commissioner Requested Services / Essential Services and specialised services
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Tender and lot descriptions specify these services.
Delivery area
93% confidenceLondon (UKI)
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Item delivery location is London and delivery address region is UKI.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title supplied
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Tender data contains only lot 1; the supplied lot title is null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceDirect Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7
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Lot description and procurement-method rationale explicitly state Direct Award A and PSR Regulation 7.
Publication route
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details states this wording.
Competition rationale
93% confidenceThe notice states the provider was the only provider capable of delivering the services because of their nature.
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Tender description and rationale cite absence of competition for technical reasons.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative is provided beyond a price criterion.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Award criterion
92% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists price.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceNot supplied
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The published data states a one-year term but contains no extension or renewal provision.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceThe published lifetime value is a contract-level figure and is not separately allocated across awards or suppliers.
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£407,836,180 appears only in the lot narrative, while award-level value fields are null.
Market access
97% confidenceThis was a non-competitive PSR Direct Award A, so the notice does not evidence an open bidding opportunity.
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The notice states Direct Award A and award without prior publication of a call for competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe sole lot is cancelled, whereas both award records and the detailed contract record are active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; awards 057410-2026-1 and 095650-2026-1 and contract 095650-2026-1 are active.
Duplicate or unclear award linkage
96% confidenceTwo active award IDs are supplied for the same supplier and lot, but only 095650-2026-1 is present in the detailed notice awards/contracts block.
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Supplied awards list includes 057410-2026-1 and 095650-2026-1; detailed JSON contains award and contract 095650-2026-1 only.
Value allocation
99% confidenceNo award-level or supplier-level values are published.
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Award value amounts are null; the only monetary figure is in the lot narrative.
Supplier verification
96% confidenceCompanies House matching is not applicable to this NHS trust supplier record.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is cancelled while award and contract records are active.
- Two active award IDs are supplied for the same supplier and lot; the detailed notice only substantiates contract linkage for 095650-2026-1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award dates, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, individual award values, lot title, and extension terms.
- The stated £407,836,180 figure is a lot/contract narrative value and cannot safely be attributed to either individual award record.
- The published end date supports only an estimated timing observation, not a forecast that a renewal or re-procurement will occur.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North London NHS Foundation TrustNHS West and North London Integrated Care Boardmental health contract 2026/27Provider Selection RegimeDirect Award Apsychiatric hospital services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
North London NHS Foundation Trust is named as supplier in the published award data.
What is the stated value?
The lot narrative states a lifetime contract value of £407,836,180. It is not allocated to an individual award record.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A process without prior publication of a call for competition.
When does the stated term end?
The lot narrative states an end date of 31 March 2027, although the lot is also marked cancelled in the supplied data.
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