Official UK procurement notice
Creative Community Mental Health Learning Programme
Authority: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity health services, but only in respect of community health services which are delivered to individuals.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award…Awarded
We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, the contract will be delivered from 1st April 2026 for 36 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months. The annual contract value is £80,000. A unique collaboration between TEWV and YSJU, Converge aims to support adults in the local community recovering from serious mental illness at the same time as enabling the university to fulfil its distinctive mission of social inclusion. Converge actively brings people onto the university campus, offering a portfolio of courses which are designed to support flourishing - TEWV provides core funding whilst the university provides free use of its outstanding facilities, access to its community, as well as logistical support and leadership.
At the heart of Converge is the bringing together of Converge students and university students. Each learns from the other, each develops thanks to the other, and the long-term impact is felt not only in the lives of hundreds of individuals each year, The service will support the wider social and cultural community of York and North Yorkshire, creating a learning community that is constantly developing in response both to need and to demand.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 09:59 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 16:07 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038185- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068293Find 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 noon 25th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: The following line should be included: 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 decision makers by noon, 25th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Representations should be sent to jemma.amer1@nhs.net The award decision-makers include: Billie Harkess (General manager ) 16/03/26, Brian Cranna (Care Group Director of Operations & Transformation- NYY) 16/03/26 and Steven Tait 16/03/26( Principle Finance Business Partner ) - note any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed; and Liz Romaniak - Director of Finance (13/04/26) All key criteria was met by the provided who has been providing a good service for over 6 years. No conflicts of interest have been declared.
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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award is…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConvergeSME | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034029-2026-1 · ConvergeSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ConvergeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.