Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS SOUTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
QWE
120 The Broadway, Wimbledon
London
SW19 1RH
UK
E-mail: hub.queries@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: www.londoncommercialhub.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
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
South West London Mental Health Support Teams
Reference number: PRJ2233
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (the Authority) is seeking to commission a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) service comprising 25 operational and developing MHSTs across the six boroughs. The service will provide prevention and early intervention mental health support through a standardised and equitable MHST offer, in accordance with the specified requirements, to improve access to care, reduce health inequalities, and deliver improved outcomes for children and young people across South West London.
Procured through a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, the Authority intends to appoint a Lead Provider with overall accountability for the governance, management, and delivery of the service.
The Lead Provider will oversee all operational and developing MHSTs across South West London and will be responsible for the mobilisation, delivery and service integration of future MHST teams required as part of the planned expansion to achieve 100% MHST coverage across South West London by December 2029.
The decisions applicable to this Procurement will be made by the Authority.
The Procurement is being managed by NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NHS North East London, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with an Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted, based on the competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023 ("the Regulations"(as amended).
None of the references to "ITT", "Bid", or the use of the term "tender process", or any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to PSR provisions regarding the Competitive Process.
Further information regarding the Authority is available from:
https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
The lifetime Value of the contract is £89,916,960 excluding VAT.
The contract term is for three (3) years with an option for extension of further three (1 + 1 + 1) years at the sole discretion of the Authority.
The contract will start on 01/04/2027 and end 31/03/2030, if the 1 + 1 + 1 optional extensions are utilised the maximum contract end date will be 31/03/2033.
The maximum duration of the contract is 6 years (72 months).
Further details of the procurement, including service requirements are included in the procurement documents.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
89 916 960.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
South West London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procured via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR) the Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via Atamis, the Authority's e procurement portal.
Bidders need to register on Atamis if they are not registered already.
This can be done by clicking the link below:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Once you are registered and logged in to Atamis you can find the project by searching the following the link:
https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Pz00001PC9slIAD&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=
Please note that any submission of bids by any other means will not be considered.
Bidders are required to complete the online questionnaires and submit their tender bid hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission of 2nd November 2026
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality (Please see ITT documents for full detail)
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
89 916 960.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract may be extended for an additional period of 36 months (1+1+1) 3 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice inviting offers under the Competitive process (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 11).
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
A provider engagement event will be held on 13/10/26 at 2:00pm GMT.
Interested providers can follow this link to register:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4xiN101mJdpHqZjSxkbr6GVUOU1VSlpVQTVTUzdMUkZTNFNRUTZNQUREOC4u
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/11/2026
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/11/2026
Local time: 07:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
120 The Broadway
Wimbledon, London
SW19 1RH
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/10/2026