AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board published a notice for mental health, children and young people, and community healthcare services in the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland area. The notice identifies Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as supplier and includes a contract record valued at £358,004,620, dated 7 July 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are marked active.
Published outcomeThe published award record names Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for lot 1. The value is recorded only at contract level and is therefore treated as a shared contract-level value, although there is one published award.
Market significanceThis is a high-value NHS healthcare-services arrangement covering a broad range of community, mental health and children and young people services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
90% confidenceAward 099202-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £358,004,620 contract-level value; not separately allocated to the supplier GBP · Award active; related lot cancelled
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The active award names Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and relates to lot 1. The linked contract records GBP 358,004,620; lot 1 is cancelled.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 099202-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 099202-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in the tender data.
Contract signature date
98% confidence7 July 2026
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Contract 099202-2026-1 has dateSigned 2026-07-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence£358,004,620
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Contract 099202-2026-1 records amount 358004620 GBP. Lot description also states this value.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value; no separately published lot or supplier allocation
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The contract has a value, while the award and lot summary records do not provide their own value amounts.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-20T17:11:00+01:00.
Contract signed
98% confidence7 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-07-07.
Service period stated in lot description
92% confidence1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
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Lot 1 description states services are to be delivered from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Primary category
99% confidenceServices
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence85100000 — Health services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85100000, Health services.
Service scope
96% confidenceMental health, children and young people, and community healthcare services, including community nursing, mental health crisis, CAMHS, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy
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Lot 1 description lists these services.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKF21 (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland area)
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The item delivery address is region UKF21; the notice title identifies Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement method is limited and procurementMethodDetails states award procedure without prior publication.
Regulatory route
98% confidenceProvider Selection Regime direct award process A
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Tender rationale states the contract was awarded under Direct Award Process A of the PSR 2023 regulations.
Published rationale
94% confidenceExisting service to an existing provider; no realistic alternative provider criterion stated
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Lot description says this is an existing service to an existing provider. Award criteria names 'No realistic alternative provider'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count or competitive evaluation details published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Service dates
92% confidence1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 stated in lot description
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Lot 1 description provides these dates.
Contract start and end fields
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceDirect award to the stated existing provider under PSR Direct Award Process A
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The lot description and procurement rationale state that this is an existing service to an existing provider under PSR Direct Award Process A.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe £358.0m figure is a published contract-level amount; no detailed pricing or component allocation is published
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A GBP 358004620 contract value is recorded, without pricing breakdown or individual lot value fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceThe award and contract are active, but their sole related lot is cancelled
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Award and contract status are active; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe stated service period ends on 31 March 2026, before the recorded contract signature date of 7 July 2026 and notice publication date of 20 October 2026
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Lot description gives 01/04/2025–31/03/2026; contract dateSigned is 2026-07-07; notice published_at is 2026-10-20.
Missing published fields
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract start and end fields, bidder count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, and separately recorded lot value
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains a material lifecycle conflict: the award and contract are active but the sole related lot is cancelled.
- The stated service period of 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 predates both the recorded signature date of 7 July 2026 and notice publication on 20 October 2026; the source does not resolve this inconsistency.
- No award date, contract start date, contract end date, bid count, detailed evaluation information, pricing breakdown, extension terms, or separately recorded lot value was supplied.
- The £358,004,620 amount is recorded at contract level and is not separately allocated in the published data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicestershire Partnership NHS TrustNHS Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Boardcommunity healthcare servicesmental health servicesCAMHSProvider Selection Regimehealth services contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the award?
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is named as supplier for award 099202-2026-1.
What is the published value?
The contract record states £358,004,620 GBP. It is a contract-level value and no separate lot allocation is published.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice states a PSR Direct Award Process A route, described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition.
Is the contract status clear?
Not fully. The award and contract are marked active, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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