Best Start Family Service - Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) and Parent-infant Relationships (PIR)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI31)

Awarded value£1,533,062published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to North London NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a clinical psychology service to design and develop best start healthy babies services and deliver interventions to support parent infant relationships and perinatal mental health in Camden.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Service will provide a senior psychologist to lead the project and clinical…Awarded

The Service will provide a senior psychologist to lead the project and clinical psychologists to provide interventions and support the work streams. These include designing Best Start for Baby (Camden's enhanced health child programme), delivering interventions to support parents' wellbeing, workforce development, co-design with families and evaluation.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process under the Provider Selection Regime, to the existing provider, North London NHS Foundation Trust for a period of 33 months, from 1st July 2026 until 31st March 2029 for a total cost of £1,533,062 Additional information: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition, as selected in the preliminary questions

Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jul 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2026, 16:30 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-066938
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cc39 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to Michael.Sargeant@camden.gov.uk The award decision-maker is the Executive Director of Children and Learning. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. In accordance with the Most Suitable Provider process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), the following five key criteria were used as part of the Service & Provider Assessment: *Quality and innovation - 30% *Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15% *Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 15% *Social Value - 10% *Value - 30% Conflicts of interest identified among officers: 0

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,533,0621 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
North London NHS Foundation Trust	£1,533,062 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Best Start Family Service - Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) and Parent-infant Relationships (PIR) · North London NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
1 Jul 2026
Value
£1,533,062
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H9JEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

North London NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: G6V2S St Pancras Hospital, 4th floor, East Wing, 4 St Pancras Way, London, UK, NW1 0PE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.