Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Po Box 270, Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2073323819
E-mail: mohammad.mostafa@cityoflondon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of London Corporation (The City) to award a contract for the Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AMHP is a specialist role within mental health services, designated to perform specific duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended in 2007) in the absence of an in-house Mental Health Social Work team within Adult Social Care.
In the City of London, AMPH services are integral to the mental health support framework, ensuring that residents and individuals present in the area during a mental health crisis receive appropriate and timely interventions.
AMHPs play a crucial role in safeguarding individuals experiencing severe mental health crises, ensuring that interventions are legally compliant, respectful of individual rights, and tailored to the person's specific needs.
Key responsibilities include:
• Assessment Coordination: AMHPs organise and lead Mental Health Act assessments, collaborating with medical practitioners and other professionals to evaluate an individual's mental health status.
• Legal Applications: Based on assessments, AMHPs have the authority to apply for an individual's detention under the Mental Health Act, ensuring that all legal criteria are met and that the individual's rights are upheld.
• Safeguarding Rights: AMHPs ensure that individuals are fully informed of their rights throughout the assessment and detention process, advocating for the least restrictive options and considering the person's wishes and those of their family or carers.
Within the North East London Integrated Care System (NEL ICS) region, the provision of NHS Mental Health services is split on a sub-regional basis between the East London Foundation NHS Trust (ELFT) and the North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT). ELFT delivers Mental Health services for the City of London and the other following NEL member local authorities:
• Hackney
• Newham
• Tower Hamlets
The Services are to commence from the 1st March 2025 to the 28th February 2030, a total of 5 years (3 years initial with 2 years optional extension).
The Contract has been awarded in accordance with the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime Regulations] 2023 [ PSR] under Regulation 7 [ Direct Award Process A] where there is an existing provider for the services and the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The existing contract with the contractor named in this Notice is to expire on the 28th of February 2025, and the Contracting authority, as the relevant authority, has replaced the existing contract at the end of it's term. A new contract has been awarded under Direct Award Process A of the PSR. There is an existing provider for the services, and the relevant authority is satisfied that the health care services to which the proposed contracting arrangements relate are capable of being provided only by the existing provider (or group of providers) due to the nature of the health care services. The Contracting authority, as the relevant authority, is content that the contractor named in this Notice is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard, and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The Contracting Authority is therefore satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process A have been met.
This Notice is to be accepted as a Notice of Award for the purposes of Regulation 7 (1) (b) and 7 (2) (a) of the PSR. Schedule 2 of the PSR refers.
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: Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2026
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
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Robert Dolan House, Trust Headquarters, 9 Alie Street,
London
E1 8DE
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Senior Leadership Team of the Contracting authority’s Department of Children and Community Services has made the decision for the award of this contract, and approval has also been sought in accordance with the Contracting authority’s s own internal governance. No conflicts of interest have been identified, and this has been recorded in line with the Contracting authority’s own internal policy as the relevant authority.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2Ll
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/10/2026