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COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
National Framework Agreement for the provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
Live: the notice is at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No deadline statedThe source does not state a submission deadline.
- Published
- 29 Sep 2025
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.
The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-013977 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ffb2.
The awarding of this framework agreement 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 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 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 the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 2nd September 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR.
The award decision makers were two Senior Commercial Procurement Specialists, the Commercial Procurement Manager and the Director of Commercial Procurement Services.
The Key Criteria were:
• Social Value 10%
• Value - Commercial Questionnaire 10%
• Quality and Innovation 30%
• Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 30%
• Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 20%
The framework will be available to all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant Authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.
The overall aim of the Framework Agreement is to provide Mental Health and Wellbeing services for young people, adults or both. The Framework intends to cover a range of services that fall within the scope of Mental Health and Wellbeing services, delivered either virtually or in person.
In accordance with Regulation 17 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and Regulation 17 of The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, new Providers may be added to this Framework during the Term of the Framework. Award of a Framework Agreement does not guarantee or imply any commitment to award a Call-off Contract by any Relevant Authority.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 85100000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 20 Aug 2025Award notice
Award notice published 20 August 2025.
Release 050237-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 29 Sep 2025Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 29 September 2025. Stated change: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. Framework agreements have been concluded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. Framework agreement have now been formally concluded using the competitive process with the Providers listed below. ABL HEALTH LIMITED - 09/09/2025 BARNARDO'S, BARNARDO HOUSE - 18/09/2025 EVERYONE HEALTH LIMITED - 09/09/2025 FOREMOST CARE UK LIMITED - 24/09/2025 HEALTH ASSURED - 10/09/2025 HealthHero Solutions Limited - 09/09/2025 Kooth Digital Health Limited - 09/09/2025 LIVA HEALTHCARE - 11/09/2025 MINDLER LTD - 09/09/2025 NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION - 09/09/2025 NXG ENTERPRISES - 09/09/2025 People Asset Management Limited - 09/09/2025 Physio4gps Ltd - 09/09/2025 The Owl Centre Limited - 09/09/2025 Therapy Centre Services Ltd - 09/09/2025 FOCUS COUNSELLING SERVICES (HULL) LIMITED - 09/09/2025 Framework agreements will run from the date of conclusion until 08/09/29 The approximate lifetime value of the entire framework is £135,000,000.00 but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.
Release 060655-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Mar 2026Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 12 March 2026. Stated change: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. This framework agreement has been concluded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 and the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. A framework agreement has now been formally concluded using the competitive process. The confirmed providers for this notice are: Athona - The framework agreement was concluded on 04/03/26 The approximate lifetime value of the entire framework is £135,000,000 ex VAT, but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.
Release 022561-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a submission deadline.
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-058b76
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Mon 6 Apr 2026, 21:17 BST
- Read at
- Tue 20 Oct 2026, 16:25 BST
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