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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

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:49

    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. 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)

  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.

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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
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
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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
Somerset CC
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Leeds
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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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
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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?

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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