Awarded contract

Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services, Enhanced RECONNECT Services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services

Details

Value
£8,498,951.5
Topic
Health services
Published
14 July 2026

Tender description

NHS England - North West (the Relevant Authority) has issued urgent contract awards under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime to deliver Liaison and Diversion, Enhanced RECONNECT Services & RECONNECT services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months. NHS England - North West have determined that the criteria for urgent circumstances under Regulation 14 have been met, as: (a)an award or modification must be made urgently, (b)the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and (c)delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Lot 1: Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Liaison & Diversion and RECONNECT Services The Relevant Authority have issued an urgent contract award under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime to the incumbent provider. The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027. This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers. It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service. The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The lifetime value of the contract is £6,484,285 This is an existing service. The contract commenced 01 April 2026. Lot 2: Enhanced RECONNECT Enhanced RECONNECT Services for Lancashire and Cumbria. The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027. This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify the a provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers. It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service. The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The lifetime value of the contract is £905,263.50 This is an existing service. The contract commenced 01 April 2026. Lot 3: Mental Health Treatment Requirement Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Lancashire and Cumbria. The Relevant Authority have issued an urgent contract award under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime to the incumbent provider. The contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months, commencing on 01 April 2026, and ending on 30 September 2027. This 12 month, with the option to extend for a further 6 months, urgent award allows for the continuation of existing services while providing sufficient time for the Relevant Authority to undertake a robust and comprehensive procurement process to identify the a provider(s) for future service delivery, whilst ensuring an appropriate and equitable mobilisation period for all providers. It is the intention of the Relevant Authority to undertake a full application of the PSR in relation to this service. The Relevant Authority has awarded this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The lifetime value of the contract is £1,109,403 This is an existing service. The contract commenced 01 April 2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date10 June 2026
  2. Completed: Award published14 July 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

NHS England runs the NHS in England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation with its own team of procurement professionals. Every tender is advertised on Atamis, the NHS's single eCommercial system, and larger contracts appear on Find a Tender. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Clinical services are commissioned directly or through the Provider Selection Regime. Seven regional teams support the commissioning of healthcare services across the country. The central commercial function that develops procurement strategy for the whole NHS sits here.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS England's contract awards have been in education and training, health and social work, and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85100000 · Health services
  • 85323000 · Community health services

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