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Opportunity overview
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides mental health services across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, from more than 90 community and inpatient sites and through partnerships with external organisations. Services include acute mental health, recovery, liaison and dementia services, forensic services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and a range of highly specialist mental health services.
AWP is currently in segment 3 of the NHS Oversight Framework and rated Amber-Green under the Provider Capability assessment. Following a Care Quality Commission inspection in 2024, reported in May 2025, the Trust’s well-led rating was ‘requires improvement’. AWP operates across two financially challenged Integrated Care Systems and works with the South West Provider Collaborative for mental health services.
The Board has invested in strengthening external stakeholder relationships and reviewing partnership working models. It has also experienced material membership changes since the previous well-led inspection, including a new Chair in autumn 2024 and three new Non-Executive Directors commencing in 2026.
AWP now requires an independent, developmental review of leadership and governance against the Care Quality Commission well-led framework. The review will provide objective and constructive challenge, identify prioritised developmental actions and inform targeted improvement work to secure and sustain future performance.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CA18544
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
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095736-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an independent, developmental review of its leadership and governance against the Care Quality Commission (CQC) well-led framework. The review is intended to provide objective challenge, prioritised development actions and support targeted improvement work.
Who this may suit
Suitable for consultancies with demonstrable expertise in NHS board governance, leadership reviews, CQC well-led assessments and organisational improvement.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide an independent, developmental review of leadership and governance against the CQC well-led framework.Evidence: “AWP now requires an independent, developmental review of leadership and governance against the Care Quality Commission well-led framework.”
Review outputsProvide objective and constructive challenge and identify prioritised developmental actions.Evidence: “The review will provide objective and constructive challenge, identify prioritised developmental actions and inform targeted improvement work.”
Relevant expertiseNHS leadership, governance, CQC well-led framework and improvement expertise are strongly relevant; specific supplier qualification requirements are not stated.Evidence: Requirement concerns a review against the CQC well-led framework for an NHS mental health trust.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an independent, developmental review of its leadership and governance against the Care Quality Commission (CQC) well-led framework. The review is intended to provide objective challenge, prioritised development actions and support targeted improvement work.
Who this may suit
Suitable for consultancies with demonstrable expertise in NHS board governance, leadership reviews, CQC well-led assessments and organisational improvement.
Key deliverables
Independent developmental review of leadership and governance against the CQC well-led framework
Objective and constructive challenge
Prioritised developmental actions
Findings to inform targeted improvement work and future performance
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Provide an independent, developmental review of leadership and governance against the CQC well-led framework.
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“AWP now requires an independent, developmental review of leadership and governance against the Care Quality Commission well-led framework.”
Review outputs
98% confidence
Provide objective and constructive challenge and identify prioritised developmental actions.
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“The review will provide objective and constructive challenge, identify prioritised developmental actions and inform targeted improvement work.”
Relevant expertise
86% confidence
NHS leadership, governance, CQC well-led framework and improvement expertise are strongly relevant; specific supplier qualification requirements are not stated.
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Requirement concerns a review against the CQC well-led framework for an NHS mental health trust.
Supplier registration
98% confidence
Suppliers not already registered are directed to register on the MultiQuote supplier portal and quote opportunity CA18544 as the reason for registration.
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“Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18544 as the reason for registration.”
Other eligibility requirements
97% confidence
Unknown.
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No other eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Stated contract value
94% confidence
Up to £50,000 GBP.
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Opportunity value_max and lot value_amount are both 50000 GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery geography
91% confidence
United Kingdom.
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Delivery location is recorded as region UK, country United Kingdom.
Buyer base
96% confidence
Bath, United Kingdom (BA1 3QE).
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Buyer location is recorded as Bath, BA1 3QE, United Kingdom.
Service context
98% confidence
The Trust provides mental health services across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, from more than 90 community and inpatient sites.
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Buyer description.
Contract dates and delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are not supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
98% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status is “open”, stage is “tender” and source_status is “active”.
Procurement route
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method is “open” and procurement_method_details is “Below threshold - open competition”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
6 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-11-06T12:00:00Z.
Access route
98% confidence
Access the competition through the MultiQuote supplier portal using opportunity reference CA18544.
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“Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18544.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Compressed bidding window
98% confidence
The stated deadline is 6 November 2026, following publication on 9 October 2026.
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published_at is 2026-10-09T14:45:06+01:00; submission_deadline is 2026-11-06T12:00:00Z.
Scope detail limitation
96% confidence
The supplied notice does not specify methodology, review duration, expected report format, evaluation criteria, contract dates or payment terms.
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These details are absent from the supplied opportunity data; suppliers are directed to the MultiQuote portal for the competition.
High-profile improvement context
97% confidence
The work relates to a Trust whose 2024 CQC inspection, reported in May 2025, gave a well-led rating of “requires improvement”, creating a sensitive and potentially high-stakes stakeholder environment.
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Buyer description.
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