Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of a Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) with Learning Disability and/or Autism, including Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Supporting CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialist Mental Health Service for Children & Young People (CYP) with a Learning Disability and/or who are autistic.
The service supports the mental health needs of CYP who have complex needs and present with significant communication challenges, as a result of their Learning Disability and or autism that require specialist approaches to mental health support. These often do not appear in isolation and many of CYP will experience co-occurring difficulties, such as:
- Emotional dysregulation
- Behaviours of concern[2] (includes CYP with LD and/or ASD that may show behaviours of concern that seem unrelated to mental health at first but underlying mental health needs often become clearer once support begins)
- Sleep difficulties, feeding difficulties, and toileting difficulties
- Withdrawal from usual activities significantly impacting activities of daily living (ADL)
- Sensory processing difficulties
In addition, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) provide early help mental health support for pupils (reception to year 13*) with mild to moderate difficulties who are on roll at education settings within Hertfordshire.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider following…Awarded
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 2026 until 31st March 2028 with the option to extend for 2 years up until 31st March 2030. (Maximum 4 years total.)
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
- 30 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2026, 17:19 BST
- Authority reference
HCC2617441- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032606- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061315Find 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 11th February 2026.
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 11th February 2026. 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 decision: CYPMHS Senior Commissioning Manger Herts & West Essex MHST Commissioning Manager Deputy Head of Service IHCCT: CYPMHS Commissioning and Design 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 or the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The contract has now been formally awarded using direct award p…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) | £20,871,012 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008501-2026-1 · Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2026
- Value
- £20,871,012
- 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- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.