Official UK procurement notice
Thurrock Talking Therapies Support (Dr Julian)
Authority: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTalking Therapies Support in Thurrock
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The awarded contract is for the provision of NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological…
The awarded contract is for the provision of NHS Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for severe mental health problems services support in Thurrock, that are aimed at improving mental health outcomes. The provider is to provide NHS Talking Therapies Step 2 and Step 3 Treatment sessions in accordance with the NHS Talking Therapies Manual and NICE Guidelines to the value of £20,000. Additionally, the provider will provide Step 3 treatment to clients who receive a Step 2 treatment and need to be stepped up to Step 3 (in accordance with the NHS Talking Therapies Manual and NICE Guidelines) to continue their treatment, this is inclusive of the total contract value.
MPFT Intends to award to Dr Julian through Direct Award Process C. The lifetime value of this contract is £20,000.00 and will run from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027.
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
- 10 Sept 2026, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 14:44 BST
- Authority reference
RRE-01737- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085963- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6fdFind 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.
- Review procedure
All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.
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 providers must be made to decision makers by 22nd September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to Jordanne.James@mpft.nhs.uk. Award decision makers include the service lead and the senior finance business partner.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustReview body
- Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation TrustReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dr JulianAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.