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Awarded· 8 Oct 2025

HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services

NHS Highland · Fife, Scotland

NHS Highland has awarded HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services. It is a contract for mental health support in Fife.

Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 8 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award · 11:53

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Highland has awarded HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services. It is a contract for mental health support in Fife. It was awarded on 8 October 2025. The awarded value is £293,623.

Public Contracts Scotland published it on 8 October 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000795178.

Summary of the contracting process

The contracting process for the NHS Highland's "HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services" focuses on obtaining digital medical services to address mental health needs. This procurement, managed by NHS Highland, is categorised under health and social work services, with a specific emphasis on reducing waiting time lists for mental health treatments. The initiative includes comprehensive services for adults, with future plans for child services.

The procurement was advanced to the award stage on 8th October 2025, with ICS Operations Limited being selected as the supplier. Located in Inverness, NHS Highland has secured this procurement through a mini-competition within the established DPS. The total contract value of the award is £293,623, and the project is expected to be operational with treatments for 40 initial patients by May 2026.

This includes providers of clinical psychology, counselling, and therapy services suitable for a variety of mental health conditions.

About this tender

The NHS Highland requirement for this mini-competition is to obtain medical services at NHS Hospitals as called off from the DPS NP676/22.

The objective is to help support NHS Highland in reducing their waiting time lists.The requirement for the provider is to deliver digital therapies to support a range of mild to complex mental health presentations and be able to offer assessment for ASD and/or ADHD for those on a waitlist initiative including assessment and treatment of initially 40 patients for Specialist therapeutic interventions or assessment by May 2026.

This will be delivered by a qualified therapeutic practitioner with relevant qualification and profession body membership.Therapy should be delivered remotely via digital means providing clients with choice - phone, audio,

online messaging and video.Choice of available therapy to include:* Clinical Psychology* Counselling Psychology* EMDR* CBT* Counselling* IPT* DIT* Guided Self Help* Assessments for psychological therapiesIn Addition the provider will be required to be able to offer:* ADHD assessment* ASD assessmentThe provider must be able to offer appointments 7 days a week including evening and weekend.The initial implementation will be for the adult service with the child service having a delayed implementation.

A starting date for child service will be agreed after award.Suppliers wishing to tender must be able to offer all components for adult and child services.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

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Contract

Service
Mental Health Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Number of suppliers
39

Procedure

Notice type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Public Contracts Scotland

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Awards value
£293,623

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: tender, lots, awards.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000795178
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services; 85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Highland is based in Fife. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Fife
Town
Edinburgh
Postcode
EH1 3DG
Electoral ward
Dunfermline North
Constituency
Dunfermline and Dollar
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
Clackmannanshire and Fife
Area
Eastern Scotland
Country
Scotland
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Highland
Category
Services
Contact
Business Support, Communities (Public Transport Unit), Corporate Procurement, Corporate Procurement Unit, Education Services, MPIP, Marketing Contracts, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Procurement Department, Procurement Services, Property & Facilities Management
Phone
+44 1224045045, +44 1259450000, +44 1314793610, +44 1324506566, +44 1382834834, +44 1415745750, +44 1463383084, +44 1592657328, +44 1698752649, +44 1738475000, +44 1786466186, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3001230900, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, +44 7776346937, 0, 01467 538319, 01786233326
Address
Edinburgh, EH1 3DG · Scotland · Scotland
Call +44 1224045045, +44 1259450000, +44 1314793610, +44 1324506566, +44 1382834834, +44 1415745750, +44 1463383084, +44 1592657328, +44 1698752649, +44 1738475000, +44 1786466186, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3001230900, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, +44 7776346937, 0, 01467 538319, 01786233326
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services

Who won the HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services contract worth?

The awarded value is £293,623.

Who is the buyer for HH100-25-NP Argyll & Bute Mental Health Services?

NHS Highland, based in Fife, Scotland. The named contact is Business Support, Communities (Public Transport Unit), Corporate Procurement, Corporate Procurement Unit, Education Services, MPIP, Marketing Contracts, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Procurement Department, Procurement Services, Property & Facilities Management, on +44 1224045045, +44 1259450000, +44 1314793610, +44 1324506566, +44 1382834834, +44 1415745750, +44 1463383084, +44 1592657328, +44 1698752649, +44 1738475000, +44 1786466186, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3001230900, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, +44 7776346937, 0, 01467 538319, 01786233326.

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