Official UK procurement notice
Children & Young People Community Health and Well Being Services
Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Devon ICB are making an Urgent Award in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations for the provision of Children & Young People Community Health and Wellbeing Services including:
- Neurodisability and Integrated Therapies,
- Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorders,
- Children's Community Nursing,
- Emotional Health and Wellbeing and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS),
- Children in Care Nursing.
This is due to the unexpected discontinuation of the current contractual arrangements.
The contract awarded is for a period of 2 years, with the option to extend for a further period of 1 year to ensure continuity of essential services whilst NHS Devon ICB undertakes a full commissioning review and compliant procurement process, in accordance with PSR Regulations, to secure longer term provision.
NHS Devon ICB will be seeking to undertake market engagement activities as part of its commissioning review. Organisations will be notified of these activities via a separate notice in the foreseeable future.
CPV: Health services · Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract award notice…Awarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
An Urgent Award is being put in place to ensure that there is continued provision of Children's Health and Wellbeing Services to the registered population of Devon (excluding Plymouth).
The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the contracting authority.
The award is for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further period of 1 year. The contract will commence as soon as and at the very latest 01 April 2026
Annual Contract Value: £40,934,996
Contract Value: £81,869,932
Contract Value including options: £122,804,898
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
- 27 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017943- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstance provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and/or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstance provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and/or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The contract is being awarded to ensure the ongoing provision of children's community health and wellbeing services whilst a longer-term solution for this cohort of patients is secured. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the contracting authority. It follows withdrawal of the currently contracted provider. A contract length greater than 12 months is required due to the nature and value of the service, the need to run a robust full competitive procurement - including updates to the specification and financing to facilitate this, mobilisation and reasonable time for any representations - to appropriately contract it. Other legally compliant procurement options are not available for this requirement under the terms of the Provider Selection Regime. The extension period further takes into account potential disruption during this process due to the national changes to ICBs. The Urgent Award is being made to Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) who have delivered the CAMHS element of the contract, under a sub-contract arrangement, since the original contract commenced. A due diligence process has been undertaken and assurance has been provided in relation to the capacity and capability to the deliver the service. DPT also hold a contract with the ICB for adult Mental Health Services. The decision to award the contract was made by NHS Devon ICB Procurement Oversight Group on 26 November 2025. No conflicts of interest were identified for those involved in the decision-making process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Partnership TrustChildren and Young People Health and Wellbeing Services | £122,804,898 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Children and Young People Health and Wellbeing Services · Devon Partnership Trust
- Signed
- 26 Nov 2025
- Value
- £122,804,898
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Devon ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Devon Partnership TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.