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Awarded· 30 Apr 2025

Mental Health Services

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Middlesbrough, North East

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Mental Health Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Middlesbrough.

Source: Find a Tender, published 20 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Alliance Psychological Services

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:22

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:17

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About this tender

In brief

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Mental Health Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Middlesbrough. The contract went to Alliance Psychological Services. It was awarded on 30 April 2025. The contract value is £1,150,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 May 2025. The notice number is 023222-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050e0c.

Summary of the contracting process

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is overseeing a significant procurement process for the provision of Mental Health Services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement, focusing on services in the mental health sector, aims to maintain high-quality care by allowing Alliance Psychological Services Limited to continue its trusted care in the regions of South Tees and North Tees.

The contract, involving a direct award, spans three years with two additional optional years, slated to begin on 1st July 2025. The overall value of this award is £1,150,000. Located in Middlesbrough, UKC1, this procurement process addresses essential healthcare services vital for the community.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for growth particularly for SMEs with expertise in psychiatric and psychological services. As the contract directly supports workplace health and can potentially reduce mental health-related absence rates, it presents a stable and impactful avenue for service providers in the healthcare sector.

The direct award process, focusing on a single trusted provider model, encourages seamless and uninterrupted service delivery, fostering long-term partnerships and development within the mental health care framework.

The notice in full

The supplier is currently supporting both South Tees (STH) and North Tees (NTH), the

subject of mental health and associated pathways are extremely contentious. The BACP

guidelines indicate to transfer care of patients to a new provider once treatment has

commenced is likely to cause harm to the patients. The provider has a trusted relationship

with both trust providing high quality mental health care, the supplier is able to deliver the

services required within the estate already allocated to the OH service enabling our

workforce to receive the care they need locally causing the least disruption to both patient

care and trust services. Providing a single service to the group model is an underpinning

aspect of the people plan and more. Given the sickness absence rate related to mental

health is continually in the top 3 sickness reasons, it is essential we maintain a high-quality

accessible service, while also using the opportunity to enhance our service offer to the

workforce. The overarching goal is to implement a single service across both trusts whilst

with the incumbent provider of the services.

This award will be for a 3 year term, with two optional additional years. The estimated start

date for the contract will be 1st July 2025.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 20th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

    This will be completed via Direct Award C to the existing/current provider of the services.

    Conflicts of interest -There are no perceived conflicts of interest amongst the decision makers of the award. This included the management from Occupational Health & Wellbeing.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Alliance Psychological Services
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£1,150,000

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
023222-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e0c
CPV code
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in Middlesbrough. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Town
Cleveland
Postcode
TS2 1RU
Electoral ward
Central
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Delivery area
Tees Valley and Durham
Region
North East
Sub-region
South Teesside
Area
Tees Valley
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Matthew Povey
Phone
+44 1642850850
Address
Middlesbrough, TS2 1RU · North East · England
Call +44 1642850850

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Alliance Psychological Services
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 Mental Health Services

Who won the Mental Health Services contract?

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Alliance Psychological Services on 30 April 2025.

How much is the Mental Health Services contract worth?

The contract value is £1,150,000.

Who is the buyer for Mental Health Services?

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Middlesbrough, North East. The named contact is Matthew Povey, on +44 1642850850.

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