Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- Midlands
NHS EnglandEstimated Value
£13,632,755 – £805,815,255
Deadline
Not specified
Published
29 April 2025
Type
services
Overview
The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services: Lot4: Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton)
The contract is to deliver Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs) Secure forensic mental health services for young people include services provided by Specialist Secure Forensic Mental Health Service Centres for young people.
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 £26,045,445 (Annual value of £ 5,209,089.00).
Lots (5)
- Lot 1Tier 4 CYPMHS Adolescent Medium Secure Specialist Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs)
- Lot 2Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure)
- Lot 3Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community)
- Lot 5Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure)
- Lot 6Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure)
Regulations cited
- The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
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.
The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) (Non-Secure) Specialist mental health services for Deaf adults includes inpatient and non -admitted care including assessment and treatment services for Deaf people provided by Specialist Centres.
In addition, the service includes advice to general mental health services on the management and treatment of the Deaf person’s mental illness. 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 £15,987,705 (Annual value of £3,197,541.00). 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. The contract is to deliver Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Deaf Service (Community)
The National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MHSDCA) is a highly specialised mental health service to deaf children and young people (aged 0 to 18 years). The aim of the service is to improve their mental health by delivering highly specialised assessment and treatment packages in a safe environment; at home, community, clinic or inpatient setting.
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 £9,737,682.25 (Annual value of £1,947,536.45).
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.
The contract is to deliver Mental Health Services for High Secure Services (Rampton). High secure inpatient services for adults aged 18 years and over in England and Wales and the high secure service for women in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
There will be exceptional circumstances where under 18’s will require admission to high secure services. High secure services are provided in hospitals whose physical security arrangements are equivalent to a Category B prison; they can however, treat individuals who in a prison setting would be in a Category A environment.
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 £575,582,325.00 (Annual value of £115,116,465.00).
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.
The contract is to deliver Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People – Adults (Secure) - for severe or profoundly deaf and blind people aged 18 years and above. The aim of the service is to provide expertise in the assessment, treatment and recovery of people who are deaf, likely to use British Sign language and have a forensic and mental health issue that require a secure inpatient admission.
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 £28,974,550.00 (Annual value of £5,794,910.00).
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.
The contract is to deliver Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service - Adults (Secure). Secure services provide treatment for adults aged 18 years and over with mental disorders, these include mental illness (MI), personality disorder (PD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) including learning disabilities (LD) and autism (ASD)
Secure services also provide care and treatment for people who are • culturally deaf (D) and audiologically deaf (deaf) • have an acquired brain injury 2.1.3 Patients are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act and their risk of harm to others and risk of escape from hospital cannot be managed safely within other mental health settings. 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 £21,048,505.00 (Annual value of £ 4,209,701.00). 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.
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Award Details
Birmingham and Solihull, Mental Health Foundation Trust
£805,815,255
Black Country Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
£805,815,255
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£805,815,255
St Andrew's Healthcare
£805,815,255
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Published
29 April 2025
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