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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- North East & Yorkshire

NHS England · Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

NHS England has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Leeds.

Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:40

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS England has awarded this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Leeds. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £67,121,425. It is split across 4 lots.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 29 April 2025. The notice number is 017654-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050948.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS England has announced the award of contracts under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for specialised mental health, learning disability, and autism services across the North East and Yorkshire. These contracts, starting from 1st April 2025, cover a wide range of health services categorized under CPV 85100000, primarily focused on services for Deaf people, children, and adolescents.

The procurement process was conducted using a limited method due to the absence of competition, which necessitated the Direct Award Process A. Notably, the procurement does not fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The total estimated value for these contracts over an initial period of five years, with potential extensions of up to an additional two years, involves significant investments aimed at ensuring continued provision of essential health services by existing providers.

The awarded contracts imply a robust partnership between NHS trusts, such as Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, underscoring the anticipated demand for services that can competently engage with complex clinical criteria and problem-solving within the regional health frameworks.

The notice in full

The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:

Lot 1: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)

Lot 2: Tier 4 children's and Young People's Mental Health Medium Secure In-patient service (MSUs)

Lot 3: Tier 4 CYPMHS Children's Services (Under 13's)

Lot 4: Mental health service for Deaf children and adolescents

Lots (4)

  1. 01

    Lot 1: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)Cancelled

    The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults)

    The specialised service is provided to deaf service users who have significant mental health difficulties and have been unable to access culturally appropriate assessment and treatment services, or have not responded to treatments or require inpatient admission for assessment. The service will offer advice and support to care co-ordinators from the service users' home area and may provide consultation and advice via teleconferencing facilities.

    The services provide expertise in the assessment, treatment and recovery of people who are deaf, likely to use British Sign language and have a serious mental health problem. Services may also specialise in the support of those people who are deaf and offend (Secure Services). The service can provide assessment, treatment, and

    care including long-term rehabilitation and short-term treatment.

    The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS1,751,780 (Annual value of PS350,356).

    This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.

  2. 02

    Lot 2: Tier 4 children's and Young People's Mental Health Medium Secure In-patieCancelled

    The contract is to deliver Tier 4 children's and Young People's Mental Health Medium Secure In-patient service (MSUs)

    MSUs provide care and treatment within a highly prescribed set of physical, relational, and procedural security measures, to a variety of young people. The secure system for young people in England is

    complex and there is no 'high secure' environment for children and young people. This means the most complex and vulnerable children and young people will be supported within MSUs. The predominant need for care and treatment will relate to the young person's assessed risk of harm to self and/or others because of their mental health need.

    The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS23,156,700 (Annual value of PS4,631,340).

    This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.

  3. 03

    Lot 3: Tier 4 CYPMHS Children's Services (Under 13's)Cancelled

    The contract is to deliver Tier 4 CYPMHS Children's Services (Under 13's).

    Tier 4 CAMHS Children's Units provide highly specialist care and treatment across an integrated care pathway. The community element of the pathway includes Tier 3 CAMHS services, which will be commissioned by ICBs and may also involve services commissioned and provided by local authority children's services.

    The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS12,223,470 (Annual value of PS2,644,694).

    This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.

  4. 04

    Lot 4: Mental health service for Deaf children and adolescentsCancelled

    The contract is to deliver Mental health service for Deaf children and adolescents.

    The national service provides evidence-based treatment for young people either at home, in the community or in an inpatient unit and ensures that there is an effective, safe, and timely discharge to local services, giving specialist professional advice to referrers and other agencies where needed.

    The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be PS9,811,925 (Annual value of PS1,962,385).

    This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Learning Disability and Autism Support
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
4
Number of suppliers
3

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£67,121,425

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
017654-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050948
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS England is based in Leeds. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Leeds
Town
Leeds
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Electoral ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Constituency
Leeds South
Delivery area
Cumbria, TLE3 South Yorkshire, TLE4 West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS England
Category
Services
Contact
Jessica Gaucher-Thompson
Address
Leeds, LS1 4AP · Yorkshire and the Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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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 this tender

Who won the Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and… 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 Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and… contract worth?

The contract value is £67,121,425, split across 4 lots.

Who is the buyer for Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and…?

NHS England, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is Jessica Gaucher-Thompson.

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