Coming up· published 1 Dec 2025
HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Welwyn Hatfield, East of England
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is planning HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Welwyn Hatfield.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 2 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 15:26
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is planning HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Welwyn Hatfield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 2 December 2025. The buyer reference is C405203. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-2d4de563-365c-49d8-a463-f4bc2c14ddb0. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services," focusing on rehabilitation services for individuals with functional mental illness. This contract involves two Intensive Enablement services—Midpoint in Stevenage and Stewarts in Harpenden—both providing 14 beds each in Hertfordshire, supported by Hertfordshire County Council.
The procurement, guided by the New Procurement Act 2023, aims for service mobilisation by June 2026. Key engagement dates include an end date for market engagement on 16 December 2025, with initial documents published on 2 December 2025. This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs), fostering business growth within the rehabilitation services sector.
The project focuses on block commissioned services to assist users in transitioning to semi-independent or independent living, emphasising community reintegration. Suppliers engaging in this procurement via the Atamis portal can leverage their expertise to compete effectively in services classified under CPV 85312500, delivering essential rehabilitation solutions in the East of England.
The notice in full
Trust Overview: HPFT are working on a tender exercise for 2 Intensive Enablement services, Midpoint and Stewarts, in Hertfordshire which will be covered by 1 contract. It is anticipated that the mobilisation period for this opportunity will begin in June 2026. Midpoint is an Intensive Enablement and Discharge to Assess Service currently being run in a building located in Stevenage with 14 beds.
The Stewarts Intensive Enablement Service is a service not yet in operation and will be in a building in Harpenden with 14 beds also. Both of these properties are owned by Hertfordshire County Council. The project is block commissioned for service users with functional mental illness, often with complex needs.
The Service is a social care mental health 'rehabilitation' pathway, which is aimed at supporting Service Users into semi-independent or independent living and return to live and participate in community activities. The Intensive Support Service has two functions, with differing referral pathways, accessed via varying teams and flexibility as to the bed make up of each function.
Procurement: The Trust is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to engage with potential suppliers capable of delivering the service described in the attached documentation. The procurement process will be conducted in accordance with the New Procurement Act 2023.
The Pre Market Engagement will run via the Atamis portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome *Suppliers should register on the portal if not already registered. *To express an interest in this preliminary market engagement, search and select contract reference: C405203 HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. *Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at - support.health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Buyer reference
- C405203
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2d4de563-365c-49d8-a463-f4bc2c14ddb0
- CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Town
- St Albans
- Postcode
- AL8 6NS
- Electoral ward
- Handside
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- North and East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Charlene Clark
- Phone
- 07815459042
- Address
- Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NS · East of England · England
Documents and links
Questions about HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services
When will the HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services tender open?
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services?
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Welwyn Hatfield, East of England. The named contact is Charlene Clark, on 07815459042.
How do I bid for HPFT - Mental Health Rehabilitation Services?
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