Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Vita Health Solutions Ltd
- Value
- £93,177,260
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 093056-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Sep 2026
- Published1 Oct 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and intends to award the Proposed Contract for a new NHS Talking Therapies (NHS TT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) services (the Service) to the Preferred Bidder identified through the process, Vita Health Group. Approximate lifetime value of the contract: At the point of publication of the PIN, the Authority proposed that the aggregate contract value is £94,118,443 pound sterling for the 3-year contract term (01st April 2027 – 31st March 2030). The financial envelope which acted as an affordability cap for the purposes of the procurement was based on the initial 3-year contract term. The maximum total contract value over the 5-year period (where optional extension provision is enacted) is £156,223,810 pound sterling. The Proposed Contract for the first three years has been awarded at £93,177,260. The …
About the supplier
Vita Health Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03829618).