Ends Mar 2027
Block Suffolk Contract - Mental Health
NHS Suffolk/Norfolk commissioning bodies · East of England · 3-year contract
Held by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Community mental health tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
94 community mental health tenders and contracts, 25 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£490m
- Contracts a month1.4
- Renewing in 6 months9
Community mental health contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
34 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest community mental health contracts awarded
- Awarded7 Jul 2026Community, Mental Health and Children & Young People secondary care services in Leicester, Leicestershire and RutlandNHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board · East MidlandsWon by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Awarded16 Jun 2026NCL ICB and North London NHS Foundation Trust – Mental Health Contract 2025/26NHS North West London ICB · LondonWon by North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded28 May 2026Mental Health and Learning Disability ServicesNHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board · South EastWon by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust£1.4bn
- Awarded18 May 2026MOD Mental Health ContractMidlands Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustWon by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and 5 more£3.1m
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Community Services, End of Life Care Services, Mental Health and Learning Disability ServicesNHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board · East MidlandsWon by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded27 Mar 2026The Provision of Mental Health Services and Specialist Learning Disability Services in HertfordshireHertfordshire County Council · East of EnglandWon by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust£2.0bn
- Awarded11 Mar 2026Mental Health and Community Health ServicesNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust£766m
- Awarded16 Jan 2026Integrated Community Services, Children's Services, and Mental Health ServicesNHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board · East of EnglandWon by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded16 Dec 2025Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Children and Young Peoples ServicesNHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · South WestWon by Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust£476m
- Awarded12 Dec 2025East London Foundation Trust - Community Health Services NewhamNHS North East London Integrated Care Board · LondonWon by East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded18 Nov 2025Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community servicesNHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · North WestWon by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust£488m
- Awarded18 Nov 2025Mental Health and Learning Disability Services across Cheshire and MerseysideNHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · North WestWon by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust£221m
- Awarded4 Nov 2025Mental Health, learning Disability and Neurodiversity Services Devon - System PartnerNHS Devon Integrated Care Board · South WestWon by Devon Partnership NHS Trust£1.0bn
- Awarded2 Sep 2025Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Acute, Community and Mental Health ServicesNHS Somerset Integrated Care Board · South WestWon by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded13 Aug 2025BLMK ICB Mental Health Services - Adults & CAMHSNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · East of EnglandWon by East London NHS Foundation Trust£280m
- Awarded13 Aug 2025BLMK ICB Community and Mental Health ServicesNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · South EastWon by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust£163m
- Awarded7 Jul 2025Community, Mental Health and Children & Young People secondary care services in Leicester, Leicestershire and RutlandNHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board · East MidlandsWon by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust£358m
- Awarded26 Jun 2025Integrated All Age Mental Health ServicesNHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · South EastWon by Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust£2.2bn
- Awarded12 Jun 2025Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiverse ServicesNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust£1.1bn
- Awarded1 Jun 2025Mental Health & Community ServicesNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust£1.2bn
- Awarded27 May 2025Adult Mental Health ServicesNHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · South EastWon by Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust£232m
- Awarded21 May 2025ELFT Mental Health Services ContractNHS North East London Integrated Care Board · LondonWon by East London NHS Foundation Trust£989m
- Awarded15 May 2025Mental Health Services - North East LincolnshireNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by NAViGO Health and Social Care CIC£45.1m
- Awarded15 May 2025Mental Health Services - North Yorkshire and YorkNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust£129m
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership TrustNHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · South WestWon by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust£560m
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Acute and Community Mental Health ServicesNHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · North WestWon by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust£281m
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Mental Health ServicesNHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · North WestWon by Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind£8.5m
- Awarded23 Jan 2025Mental Health ServicesNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board · East MidlandsWon by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust£956m
- Awarded19 Nov 2024Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and MerseysideNHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · North WestWon by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust£506m
East London NHS Foundation Trust won the most community mental health contracts
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East London NHS Foundation Trust London · See every contract | 3 | £1.3bn | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust South East · See every contract | 2 | £2.4bn | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust North West · See every contract | 2 | £994m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £889m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £885m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust North West · See every contract | 2 | £439m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £358m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £129m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust East of England · See every contract | 2 | £1.1m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West · See every contract | 2 | £455k | 2 |
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Who buys
NHS and health bodies award 97% of community mental health contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought community mental health more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many community mental health contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many community mental health contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | 5 | £1.1bn |
| 2 | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB | 4 | £1.4bn |
| 3 | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board | 2 | £2.4bn |
| 4 | NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board | 2 | £2.4bn |
| 5 | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board | 2 | £989m |
| 6 | NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board | 2 | £443m |
| 7 | NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board | 2 | £358m |
| 8 | NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board | 2 | £290m |
| 9 | Hertfordshire County Council | 1 | £2.0bn |
| 10 | NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board | 1 | £1.4bn |
70 community mental health contracts awarded since 2021
- 22021
- 12022
- 02023
- 352024
- 242025
- 82026 so far
Prices
Half of community mental health contracts are worth less than £476m
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The 10 biggest community mental health contracts
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care BoardKent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust · 26 Jun 2025
- Hertfordshire County CouncilHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · 27 Mar 2026
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardSussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · 28 May 2026
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardBradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Jun 2025
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardLeeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · 12 Jun 2025
- NHS Devon Integrated Care BoardDevon Partnership NHS Trust · 4 Nov 2025
- NHS North East London Integrated Care BoardEast London NHS Foundation Trust · 21 May 2025
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care BoardNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 23 Jan 2025
- NHS and health bodyYorkshire and the Humber · April 2025
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardHumber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust · 11 Mar 2026
Renewing contracts
9 community mental health contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
9 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
Mental Health and Community Services
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board · South East · 3-year contract
Held by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ends Mar 2027
The provision of essential mental health services for patients that NHS South West London and Associate ICBs are responsible for commissioning healthcare services.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · London · 3-year contract
Held by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodyNorth West£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodyEast of England£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodyNorth West£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodyLondon£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodySouth West£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Community mental health contract for an NHS bodyEast Midlands£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most community mental health contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 9 | £4.3bn | £447m | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (2 each) | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (5) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £1.7bn | £251m | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2 each) | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (4) | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 4 | £1.3bn | – | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (2) | NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (2) | 1 |
| South East | 0 | 4 | £4.0bn | £818m | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust (2) | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (2) | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £2.1bn | £560m | – | – | 1 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £2.3bn | – | – | – | 2 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £989m | – | East London NHS Foundation Trust (2) | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (2) | 2 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with community mental health
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Key findings
- £490m a month
of community mental health contracts awarded.
Typical contract £488m x 1 contract a month, last 12 months. - 1.4
community mental health contracts are awarded in a typical month.
34 contracts in the last 2 years. - 9
community mental health contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027.
How many community mental health tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 94 | 25 |
| Contracts awarded | 68 | 13 |
11 community mental health contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 11 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 21 buyers awarded community mental health contracts to 28 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many community mental health contracts does the UK public sector award?
34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 21 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector community mental health contract worth?
The median is £476m, and 0% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector community mental health contracts?
East London NHS Foundation Trust won the most (3). Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust won the most by value (£2.4bn).
Which buyers award the most community mental health contracts?
NHS and health bodies award 97% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most community mental health contracts?
Yorkshire and the Humber: 9 of 34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North West (6) and the East Midlands (4).
How many community mental health contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
9 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 March 2027.
What is included
Whole-system contracts for a place's adult and children's mental health services, typically awarded to an NHS mental health trust, covering community teams, inpatient care, CAMHS, talking therapies and learning disability services.
- ICB contracts for adult and children's mental health services
- Combined community and inpatient mental health contracts
- Contracts spanning CAMHS, talking therapies and learning disability
What is not included
- Single-pathway contracts (the matching hlt.mh service)
- Integrated community physical health services (see Integrated community health services)
- Acute hospital contracts (see Secondary care services)