NHS England (Midlands) is undertaking a market engagement exercise in advance of a future procurement for the provision of:
• Lot 1: Reconnect and Liaison & Diversion Services
• Lot 2: Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services
across Northamptonshire and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).

A virtual market engagement event will be held via Microsoft Teams on 14 December 2026 at 10 am. Attendance is limited to a maximum of three representatives per organisation.

As part of the engagement process, interested providers will have the opportunity to participate in a one-to-one meeting with commissioners. These sessions will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, will be limited to 10 minutes per provider, and must be booked in advance. To allow providers sufficient time to consider the information presented and formulate questions, the one-to-one sessions will take place on the afternoon of 14 January 2027.

NHS England (Midlands) (the Contracting Authority) intends to commission the following services across Northamptonshire and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR):
- Reconnect and Liaison & Diversion Services
- Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Services

To inform the market of this forthcoming opportunity and to engage with potential providers, the Contracting Authority will hold a Market Engagement Event on 14 December 2026, which will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Organisations wishing to attend the event are required to complete and submit the registration questionnaire by 15:00 (3:00 pm) on Friday 11 December 2026. Following closure of the registration period, individual Microsoft Teams invitations will be issued to registered attendees.
Attendance at the Market Engagement Event is limited to a maximum of three representatives per organisation.
Further information regarding this opportunity can be found on the Atamis e-sourcing portal under project reference C472176:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome

As part of the engagement process, interested providers will have the opportunity to participate in a one-to-one meeting with commissioners. These sessions will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, will be limited to 10 minutes per provider, and must be booked in advance. To allow providers sufficient time to consider the information presented and formulate questions, the one-to-one sessions will take place on the afternoon of 14 January 2027.