How to win: Re-Published Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) Service for the South-West, North-West and North-East regions (initial pilot service)

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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England (referred to as the Authority), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to respond to this Competitive Process for the provision of a Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) Service for the South-West,<br/>North-West and North-East regions (initial pilot service) including the Clinical Regional Multi-Disciplinary Team, as part of a jointly commissioned HMPPS-NHS England care pathway.<br/><br/>This competitive process is a re-run of the MMPSA procurement published on 14th May 2026. <br/><br/>The reason for abandoning the initial exercise was due to Commissioners discovering an inconsistency in relation to the financial standing assessment methodology and have now corrected the issue. <br/><br/>The documentation remains as it was previously, with the exception of the following documents which have been updated:<br/>• Document 1:<br/>o 1.4 & 1.5 – mobilisation wording amended<br/>o 2.2 – timeline with dates amended<br/>o 6.9.1 – document table (to include Document 7 – Financial Capability and Capacity Assessment (subsequent document re-numbered) and the inc

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