Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Mental Health Service
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Mental Health Service is commissioned as a community based, early intervention mental health and wellbeing support service for refugees & asylum seekers aged 16 and above.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hertfordshire County Council has a requirement for a Mental Health Service…Awarded
Hertfordshire County Council has a requirement for a Mental Health Service commissioned as a community based, early intervention mental health and wellbeing support service for refugees & asylum seekers aged 16 and above.
The service provides specialist, targeted and flexible support able to rapidly adapt to changing needs, limiting impact on mainstream mental health services. Effective referral arrangements are in place with Hertfordshire Foundation Partnership Trust (HPFT) for people with more complex support needs and there are well established referral pathways from other healthcare providers and community support organisations into Flourish.
The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR.)
The contract will commence on 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2027, (with the option to extend for 1 year plus 1 year)
The approximate life time value of this contract is stated in II.1.7 above and includes the value of any possible extensions.
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
- 18 Mar 2025, 17:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 16:42 BST
- Authority reference
HCC2416275- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012358- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eec7Find 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31st March 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
- Review procedure
The Council will enter into an 8 working day standstill period following publication of this Contract Award Notice before officially awarding the contract in line with the requirements under 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations must be made to decision makers by 31st March 2025. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: strategic.procurement@hertfordshire.gov.uk Details of individuals making the award decison: Development Manager Senior Development Manager The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The provider has been assessed against the relevant 5 key criteria and has passed the requirements. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract was awarded o…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herts Mind Network | £1,546,596 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010031-2025-1 · Herts Mind Network
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,546,596
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Herts Mind NetworkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.