Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RNU
Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore
Oxford
OX44XN
UK
E-mail: BusinessServices@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Safe Haven Plus worker
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide a dedicated 1 WTE Advisor and Case Worker who will conduct independent assessments of referrals into the service and offer a range of pathways to service users.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
46 673.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Oxford Health considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will
likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 99
Price
/ Weighting:
1
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
PSR Direct Award C
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Safe Haven Plus worker
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire Ltd
06693405
Aylesbury
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 46 673.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Financial values are approximate and may be subject to non-material financial change.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHSE Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2026