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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustRef ocds-h6vhtk-05fdb4
Bedford and Luton Community Forensic Services
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Total Awarded
£847,000
Published Estimate
£1,812,500
Supplier
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.<br/><br/>The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input. It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.<br/><br/>Key components of delivery are:<br/>- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions<br/>- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission<br/>- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.<br/><br/>This is an intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) route under the Provider Selection Regime.
City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR, United Kingdom
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Lots
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£847,000
Bids Received
1
Bids per Lot
1
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
£847,000
initial term
1
single bid — no competition
East London NHS Foundation Trust
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (II.2.4.1): This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input. It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.Key components of delivery are:- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.Contract Value: Up to £847,000New or Existing Service: NewContract End Date: 31/03/2027 → This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.This service will provide a specialist forensic mental health offer for adults who require clinical support in the community instead of an inpatient forensic admission. It will operate within the scope of the national secure and specialised mental health service specification which defines community forensic delivery.The team will deliver multidisciplinary clinical assessment, treatment and risk management for people whose needs require specialist forensic input. It will support diversion from hospital, earlier transition from secure care and sustained stability in the community.Key components of delivery are:- Multidisciplinary clinical assessment and interventions- Support to maintain community placement and avoid admission- Liaison with secure inpatient services and local criminal justice partners.Contract Value: Up to £847,000New or Existing Service: NewContract End Date: 31/03/2027
Change (VI.3.0.1): This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23:59 on 06/08/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR to ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust, Robert Dolan House, Trust Headquarters, 9 Alie Street, London, E1 8DE).Written representations should be sent to …@cpft.nhs.uk.Award Decision Makers are:Commissioning ManagerSenior Care ManagerSecure Transformation ManagerHead of commissioning and contractsDeputy Managing DirectorThere were no declared conflicts of interest.Assessment Criteria: Criteria have equal weighting. Criteria 1 (Quality and Innovation) and 3 (Integration, Collaboration, Sustainability) will be prioritised if required to distinguish providers otherwise equivalent in the evaluation. The providers with the strongest evaluation in these two criteria will be considered more suitable.Three providers expressed an interest in being considered. Upon receipt of the criteria and service information two providers withdrew from consideration. Panel met to consider achievement of ELFT against Criteria. ELFT was assessed as having met the criteria in full. → This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.Contract Value: Up to £847,000New or Existing Service: NewContract End Date: 31/03/2027
Procurement Details
Method
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Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery location
UKH2
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
C409857
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
85100000 – Health services; 85121270 – Psychiatrist or psychologist services