Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award)
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Basildon, East
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award). It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Motivated Minds
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 19:48
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 07:50
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award). It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon. The contract went to Motivated Minds. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £45,968.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 June 2025. The notice number is 029691-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051c61.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has undertaken a tender process to award a contract for 'Happy Hubs' as part of its community health services, specifically within the services category. The procurement stage is at the award phase, having been observed under the Provider Selection Regime DAP C process.
Situated in Basildon, Essex, the contract has been awarded to Motivated Minds, following the standstill period which concluded on 3rd June 2025, with the contract running from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025. The total value of the contract is £45,968. This initiative targets the Mid and South Essex Health Economy to ensure continued and effective service provision for vulnerable patients.
The award reflects continuity and service satisfaction, highlighting that incumbents who effectively meet service specifications can secure contracts without competitive procurement processes. Enterprises specialising in social value, reducing health inequalities, and improving service delivery through integration and collaboration would be suitably placed to engage with similar tenders in the future.
The notice in full
This notice is intended to communicate that NHS Mid and South Essex ICB (herein referred to as the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to an existing provider, under the Provider Selection Regime DAP C process, following the publication of the 'Intention to Award Notice' (Notice Number: 2025/S 000-024403 | Notice Reference: 2025-043359) on the 21st May 2025.
The Authority has observed the standstill period from the 22nd May 2025 until the 03rd June 2025 and did not receive representation from the market. The Authority is publishing this Corrigendum notice to conclude this process and formally award for the provision of 'Happy Hubs' to the provider Motivated Minds. The duration is for a 6 month term from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025.
The total aggregate value of the contract value over the term is PS45,968.00.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This notice is intended to communicate that NHS Mid and South Essex ICB (herein referred to as the 'Authority') intends to award a contract to an existing provider, under the Provider Selection Regime DAP C process, to provide for continuity of service and safety of service users.
The 'Happy Hubs' provision support services users in Mid and South Essex as part of the mental health intervention services to ensure the continued, effective and safe service provision for vulnerable patient population. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably and this short term contract is proposed to ensure continued and safe service provision whilst the Authority undertakes a competitive procurement approach for a new service, that will supersede the existing contract arrangements. The short term contract is for a 6 month term from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025.
The total contract value over the term is PS45,968.00 The Contracting Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following a direct award process C. The existing provider is satisfying the requirements of the original contract.
The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process, and the supplier meets the requirements specified, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract. The incumbent provider is currently meeting contractual requirements in line with the service specification. The 5 criteria were weighted equally at 20%, as all were deemed to be equally important for this service.
Key criteria was specified and assessed against each criteria based on current service delivery model and performance.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Motivated Minds
- 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
- £45,968
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
- 029691-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051c61
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Basildon
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Electoral ward
- Fryerns
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Delivery area
- Essex
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Essex Thames Gateway
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Phone
- +44 2034356590
- Address
- Basildon, SS14 3HG · East · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Motivated Minds
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award)
Who won the Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award) contract?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Motivated Minds on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award) contract worth?
The contract value is £45,968.
Who is the buyer for Provision of 'Happy Hubs' (Contract Award)?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Basildon, East. The named contact is NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, on +44 2034356590.
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