Official UK procurement notice
Neighbourhood Mental Health Café - Braunstone Frith (PSR - Direct Award .C.)
Authority: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provider will deliver a high‑quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Café offering a safe, welcoming, trauma‑informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early‑stage crisis
The service will provide a rapid, barrier‑free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provider will deliver a high‑quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Café offering a…Awarded
The provider will deliver a high‑quality, neighbourhood Mental Health Café offering a safe, welcoming, trauma‑informed space for residents experiencing emotional distress or early‑stage crisis. The service provides rapid, barrier‑free access to compassionate support, reducing pressure on primary care and urgent services.
The provider will provide a cost‑effective Mental Health Café that delivers strong financial and social value for the local system.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process .C.
The lifetime value of this is £12,500.00
The contract will run from 01/06/2026 to 30/11/2026
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
- 25 Mar 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:13 BST
- Authority reference
(PSR - Direct Award .C.)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032778- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673eaFind 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 6th April 2026 (midnight). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by the providers must be made to decision makers by 6th April (midnight). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Any representations to: tracy.bryan3@nhs.net The award decision-makers are as follows: City Public Health - Farhnaz Abubakar and Leanne Karczewski. Birju Vaja & Rob Melling at LPT, Joanne Randall, Gary O'Donnel - Team Hub. No conflict or potential conflicts of interest declared. Team Hub meets all basic selection criteria required under the Provider Selection Regime. The organisation has demonstrated that it is suitably qualified, experienced and capable of delivering the Mental Health Café service safely and effectively. They have appropriate governance, safeguarding, and risk‑management arrangements in place, and comply with relevant regulatory and legal requirements. The provider has a stable organisational structure, sound financial standing, and no identified issues relating to performance, quality, or contract compliance under the existing arrangement. Team Hub has consistently delivered services within agreed standards and has shown the capacity and reliability needed to continue delivery under the new contract. Overall, the provider meets all baseline eligibility, competency, and compliance requirements to proceed under the Basic Selection Criteria."
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 the direct award process C. The contract was awar…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Hub - New Parks Community Centre | £12,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027358-2026-1 · Team Hub - New Parks Community Centre
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £12,500
- 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 EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Team Hub - New Parks Community CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.