Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- South West
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
2025
Contract awarded
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:49
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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. The contract went to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £4,399,080.
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 017666-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050952.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA) in the South West has been completed by NHS England. The contract focuses on the delivery of Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents, commissioned through NHS Somerset Foundation Trust. Located in Somerset, the services fall under the health industry category, aiming to provide critical care on a multi-regional footprint.
This procurement, awarded without prior publication, commenced on 1st April 2025, and will initially run for five years with an option to extend by up to two more years. The total initial contract value is estimated at £3,142,200, with an annual value of £628,440. This decision was made following the Direct Award Process A, as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
As the contract was awarded directly due to technical reasons, only the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, deemed capable due to the absence of alternative or equivalent providers, secured this contract. The essential role in delivering specialised care positions the awarded contract as a vital part of broader MHLDA care pathways, offering substantial potential for associated healthcare sectors to engage with the service provider in a supportive capacity.
The notice in full
The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:
Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents
The National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MHSDCA) is commissioned to provide a highly specialised mental health to deaf children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years) and hearing children of Deaf adults, in both the community and in-patient setting, on behalf of the NHS England for the population of England. MHSDCA is a Highly Specialised Service for Deaf Children Young People and Families.
For the purposes of this specification document it will be referred to henceforth as MHSDCA.
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 PS3,142,200.00 (Annual value of PS628,440.00).
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. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.
This contract has been awarded under 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 decision makers for this process were the NHS England's National Commissioning Group.
There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision t award.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
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
- £4,399,080
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
- 017666-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050952
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Town
- Leeds
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Electoral ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Delivery area
- Somerset CC
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sub-region
- Leeds
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
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.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and… contract?
NHS England awarded the contract to Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and… contract worth?
The contract value is £4,399,080.
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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