Northamptonshire Non-Custodial Services (Liaison and Diversion, MHTR and Reconnect)

NHS England
East Midlands
1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027

This service provides continuous non-custodial criminal justice healthcare and support for individuals to address health needs and offending behaviour. The scope integrates liaison and diversion, mental health treatment requirements, and reconnect services across Northamptonshire. This is an interim 18-month contract awarded under urgent circumstances following an unsuccessful competitive procurement process, intended to maintain service continuity while a longer-term commissioning strategy is developed.

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Awarded value: £2.8m; As published
Published: 24 July 2026
Awarded: 10 July 2026; Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contract length: 18 months; Ends 30 September 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of integrated criminal justice healthcare services including liaison and diversion, mental health treatment requirements, and reconnect support programmes.

Continuous and seamless non-custodial criminal justice healthcare and support for individuals to address their health care needs and offending behaviour
Liaison and Diversion, Mental Health Treatment Requirements and Reconnect incorporated within the integrated non-custodial offender health service

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Initial term: 18 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85140000

Services in this contract

Liaison and diversion and community sentence treatment servicesMain service£3.8m typicalIntegrated non-custodial service: liaison and diversion, MHTR and Reconnect in Northamptonshire

Lifecycle

Published
24 July 2026
Contract awardedto Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
10 July 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
30 September 2027

The buyer

NHS England

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The supplier

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3846511/northamptonshire-non-custodial-services-liaison-and-diversion-mhtr-and-reconnect
Buyer reference: AG25005
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS England. Northamptonshire Non-Custodial Services (Liaison and Diversion, MHTR and Reconnect). Contract award, 24 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3846511/northamptonshire-non-custodial-services-liaison-and-diversion-mhtr-and-reconnect (accessed 5 November 2026).