Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- London

The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:

Lot 1: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s) and HIV drugs.

Lot 2: Severe obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder service (Adults and Adolescents)

Lot 3: Autism and Intellectual Disability Intensive Intervention Team (AID-IIT) for Under 13’s

Lot 4: Mental Health Services for Deaf Children and Adolescents

Lot 5: Mental Health Services for Deaf Adults

Lot 6: Severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder service (Adults and Adolescents)

Lot 7: Specialist services for severe personality disorder in adults

Lot 8: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)

Lot 9: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)

Lot 10: Specialist services for severe personality disorder in adults – in London

Lot 11: Fixated Threat Assessment Centre

The contract is to deliver Autism and Intellectual Disability Intensive Intervention Team (AID-IIT)

AID-IIT is a Tier 4 national and specialist outpatient CAMHS team to support children under 13 years old with Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder from across London who are at risk of hospital admission. . The service works jointly with teams in a child’s local area for a short but intensive period. AID-IIT could support children with a timely and successful discharge from inpatient care or provide intensive community support (co-working with local CAMHS) to prevent inpatient admission in the first place.

They offer a range of activities depending on the needs of the child, their family and the local network’s needs. This includes:

• Complex multi-disciplinary assessment of the child’s needs leading to formulation and recommendations for their support
• Multi-disciplinary interventions and support to the child and their family. This will be adapted in the context of their diagnosis of Autism or intellectual disability
• Consultation, training and advice to other professionals
• Attendance at Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs), Care Programme Approach (CPA), as well as other network and care planning meetings

The contract started 1st April 2025 and will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The approximate total lifetime value of the initial contract period is estimated to be £2,500,000.00 (Annual value of £500,000.00).

This contract has been awarded following a Direct Award Process A under The Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime)Regulations 2023. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.