NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award multiple contracts for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to incumbent providers across

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is giving a 12-month contract worth £4.37 million to the current mental health therapy provider to avoid service disruption. The provider will deliver talking therapies and psychological support for people with severe mental health problems (like anxiety and depression) through face-to-face, online, and telephone appointments. This is an emergency direct award — not a competitive tender — because a planned procurement was delayed and switching providers would risk patient safety.

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is directly awarding a 12-month contract (April 2026 to March 2027) to the current provider to deliver talking therapies and psychological treatments for people with severe mental health problems. This is an emergency award to prevent a gap in mental health services while a proper competitive tender process is completed.

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is directly awarding a 12-month contract worth £5.9 million to the current mental health service provider to deliver talking therapies and psychological treatments. This is an emergency continuation of services (not a competitive tender) to prevent a gap in mental health support while a longer-term procurement process is completed.

NHS Essex is awarding a one-year contract (with a possible one-year extension) to Vita Health Group to provide Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care Networks and annual physical health checks for people with severe mental illness. The contract is worth £398,597 per year and covers support for adults with complex mental health needs who aren't suitable for standard talking therapy services.

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is awarding a contract to provide Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care Networks and annual physical health checks for people with severe mental illness. This is a direct award to an existing provider (Vita Health Group) rather than an open tender, running from April 2026 to March 2027 with a possible one-year extension worth £727,732 in year one.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Essex Ultrasound Services Ltd to deliver Community Ultrasound Non-Obstetri

NHS Mid and South Essex wants to continue its contract with Diagnostic Healthcare Ltd to provide ultrasound scanning services (non-pregnancy related) to patients across the Mid and South Essex area. This is a 12-month renewal contract worth £258,798, running from April 2026 to March 2027, and the NHS has already assessed that the current provider meets their needs.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Beehive Solutions Ltd to deliver Community Ultrasound Non-Obstetric Servic

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board is awarding a contract to Eastwood Endoscopy to provide endoscopy services (internal examination procedures) to patients across the Mid and South Essex area. This is a 12-month contract running from April 2026 to March 2027, worth £3,257,814, and Eastwood Endoscopy is the existing provider being renewed.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Chartwell Private Hospital to deliver Community Endoscopy Services to the

NHS Essex ICB is urgently awarding a short-term contract to reduce waiting times for Adult ADHD assessments. They have temporary funding (until June 2026) to transfer around 315 patients from NHS waiting lists to accredited independent or NHS providers who can assess them faster. This is a time-limited initiative lasting just over 2 months, starting 23 March 2026.

In January of this year, regional colleagues contacted Mid and South Essex ICB (now NHS Essex ICB) to advise of a non-recurrent funding for community schemes to tackle long waiting

In January of this year, regional colleagues contacted Mid and South Essex ICB (now NHS Essex ICB) to advise of a non-recurrent funding for community schemes to tackle long waiting

This is a Contract Notice communicating NHS Essex Integrated Care Board's (herein referred to as 'the Authority') commencement of a competitive process to award a pu