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Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:11.

Opportunity overview

The City of London Corporation (The City) to award a contract for the Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)

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.

East London NHS Foundation Trust

No match
Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Feb 2026
Award ID
094794-2026-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, E1 8DE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • AMHP is a specialist role within mental health services, designated to perform specific duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended in 2007) in the absence of an in-house Mental Health Social Work team within Adult Social Care. In the City of London, AMPH services are integral to the mental health support framework, ensuring that residents and individuals present in the area during a mental health crisis receive appropriate and timely interventions. AMHPs play a crucial role in safeguarding individuals experiencing severe mental health crises, ensuring that interventions are legally compliant, respectful of individual rights, and tailored to the person's specific needs. Key responsibilities include: • Assessment Coordination: AMHPs organise and lead Mental Health Act assessments, collaborating with medical practitioners and other professionals to evaluate an individual's mental health status. • Legal Applications: Based on assessments, AMHPs have the authority to apply for an individual's detention under the Mental Health Act, ensuring that all legal criteria are met and that the individual's rights are upheld. • Safeguarding Rights: AMHPs ensure that individuals are fully informed of their rights throughout the assessment and detention process, advocating for the least restrictive options and considering the person's wishes and those of their family or carers. Within the North East London Integrated Care System (NEL ICS) region, the provision of NHS Mental Health services is split on a sub-regional basis between the East London Foundation NHS Trust (ELFT) and the North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT). ELFT delivers Mental Health services for the City of London and the other following NEL member local authorities: • Hackney • Newham • Tower Hamlets The Services are to commence from the 1st March 2025 to the 28th February 2030, a total of 5 years (3 years initial with 2 years optional extension). The Contract has been awarded in accordance with the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime Regulations] 2023 [ PSR] under Regulation 7 [ Direct Award Process A] where there is an existing provider for the services and the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services.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-0782d1
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The existing contract with the contractor named in this Notice is to expire on the 28th of February 2025, and the Contracting authority, as the relevant authority, has replaced the existing contract at the end of it's term. A new contract has been awarded under Direct Award Process A of the PSR. There is an existing provider for the services, and the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services. The Contracting authority, as the relevant authority, is content that the contractor named in this Notice is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard, and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The Contracting Authority is therefore satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process A have been met. This Notice is to be accepted as a Notice of Award for the purposes of Regulation 7 (1) (b) and 7 (2) (a) of the PSR. Schedule 2 of the PSR refers.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
AMHP is a specialist role within mental health services, designated to perform specific duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended in 2007) in the absence of an in-house Mental Health Social Work team within Adult Social Care. In the City of London, AMPH services are integral to the mental health support framework, ensuring that residents and individuals present in the area during a mental health crisis receive appropriate and timely interventions. AMHPs play a crucial role in safeguarding individuals experiencing severe mental health crises, ensuring that interventions are legally compliant, respectful of individual rights, and tailored to the person's specific needs. Key responsibilities include: • Assessment Coordination: AMHPs organise and lead Mental Health Act assessments, collaborating with medical practitioners and other professionals to evaluate an individual's mental health status. • Legal Applications: Based on assessments, AMHPs have the authority to apply for an individual's detention under the Mental Health Act, ensuring that all legal criteria are met and that the individual's rights are upheld. • Safeguarding Rights: AMHPs ensure that individuals are fully informed of their rights throughout the assessment and detention process, advocating for the least restrictive options and considering the person's wishes and those of their family or carers. Within the North East London Integrated Care System (NEL ICS) region, the provision of NHS Mental Health services is split on a sub-regional basis between the East London Foundation NHS Trust (ELFT) and the North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT). ELFT delivers Mental Health services for the City of London and the other following NEL member local authorities: • Hackney • Newham • Tower Hamlets The Services are to commence from the 1st March 2025 to the 28th February 2030, a total of 5 years (3 years initial with 2 years optional extension). The Contract has been awarded in accordance with the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime Regulations] 2023 [ PSR] under Regulation 7 [ Direct Award Process A] where there is an existing provider for the services and the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Id
GB-FTS-139337

Identifier

Legal Name
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Address

Street Address
Po Box 270, Guildhall
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2073323819

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-187391

Identifier

Legal Name
East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address
Robert Dolan House, Trust Headquarters, 9 Alie Street,
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
E1 8DE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-94080

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Address

Street Address
Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2Ll
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079476000

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
094794-2026-1
Title
Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-187391
Name
East London NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
094794-2026-1
Award ID
094794-2026-1
Title
Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)
Status
active
Date Signed
3 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI · EC2P 2EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 094794-2026award, contract ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

City of London published a notice naming East London NHS Foundation Trust for Approved Mental Health Practitioner services. The source contains conflicting lifecycle and date information, so the operational status and service timeline require verification.

Published outcome signals

  • Notice statusAward/contract notice published; process marked completeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
  • Award record statusActiveEvidence: Award 094794-2026-1 has status 'active'.
  • Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 094794-2026-1 has status 'active'.
72% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
094794-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782d1
First published
7 Oct 2026
Last checked
8 Oct 2026, 08:11
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
8 Oct 2026
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