April 2026 Refresh of National Collaborative Framework for Adult MH LD & CAMHS Hospital Services

Location

Cardiff

Description

Under the National Collaborative Framework for Adult Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and CAMHS Hospital Services, a refresh exercise for April 2026 has been conducted. This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition. Under the National Collaborative Framework for Adult Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and CAMHS Hospital Services, there are annual refreshes which allow for new entrants and/or current providers to include new units and updated pricing among other amendments. This notice serves as an award notice of intention for the inclusion of new providers. New proposals and any subsequent call offs are assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework; 1. Quality - Assurance rating, in the order of the Hospital / Unit with the highest Quality Assurance Rating first within the applicable Framework lot. 2. Value - Framework Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Hospital / Unit within the applicable framework lot. 3. Collaboration and service sustainability - Exact clinical, geographical and social needs of the Patient, including patient outcomes. 4. Improving access and reducing health inequalities - Availability of beds in Hospital / Units within the required Framework Lot and within pre-agreed radius significant to a patient. 5. Social Responsibility - review of a providers community benefits proposal. The length of any ensuing call off placements is based on the awarding Health Boards/Trusts and their assessment of their patient needs and is, therefore, undetermined at present. The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales. This framework runs until the 31st March 2027.

Lot Division

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Under Regulation 23(1) of the PSR, a relevant authority is not required to publish information under these Regulations if the relevant authority is satisfied that the information is sensitive commercial information and there is no overriding public interest in its being published. Due to this, please note, a nominal value has been stated to allow notice publication. This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice for the annual refresh under the established framework agreement with competition. The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on the 14th March 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales. (WA Ref:162224)