Official UK procurement notice
Provision of mental health practitioner(s) to provide mental health support for adults accessing substance misuse services
Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide support to individuals accessing START whose mental health needs are apparent and effecting their recovery. This will include secondary mental health support and prescribing of medication when required.
. To deliver trauma-informed practice in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual's recoveryTo work collaboratively with START and allocated Care Coordinators from the service to plan joint care and risk management plans this will include working at START venues across the town and services being delivered within START core hours.
. To draft reports to allow Substance use, Public Health and Commissioning within agreed budgets and timescales to further support the development of the recovery agenda.
- To develop care pathways and treatment which engage priority groups and populations who may experience barriers to engagement in treatment; including sex workers, clients with coexisting mental health and substance misuse, armed forces veterans, BME populations, and offenders.
- To work alongside service users and their families to ensure collaboration and co-design of services.
- To deliver trauma informed approaches to treatment and collaborative working with wider support services to minimise the impact of adverse childhood experiences on future health and wellbeing.
- To adopt a whole family approach in order to improve outcomes for children affected by parental substance misuse and mental health needs (Dual Diagnosis) .
- To embed workforce culture, recovery support and aftercare that values, celebrates and supports recovery across physical, cultural, social and human dimensions of service users and their family's journey to recovery.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1TThe Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct…Awarded
TThe Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
The service provides a dual diagnosis model in Hartlepool they have improved access for people accessing START to efficient secondary mental health support. They work extremely closely with primary mental health services Alliance and PMHT as well as other partner agencies to reduce health inequalities. Individuals are offered choice when it comes to mental health pathways, their treatment and support. Service users take an active part in the development or their care plans from initial assessment to discharge. The provider understand the health care needs of those using substances and having a mental health need in Hartlepool and offer additional services accordingly, such as access to groups and prescribed medication as well as the wider secondary mental health offer in Hartlepool.
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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
- 2 Mar 2026, 17:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 10:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06603dFind 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 10th March 2026 to karen.cooper@hartlepool.gov.uk. 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 decision makers by 10th March 2026 to karen.cooper@hartlepool.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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. Hartlepool Borough Counci…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | £174,603 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of mental health practitioner(s) to provide mental health support for adults accessing substance misuse services · Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £174,603
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
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| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.