Contract award · 1 Apr 2025

Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North West

NHS England awarded a contract to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Cygnet Health Care Limited for £758m…

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

BuyerNHS England
Value across 7 lots £758m

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS England · Body governed by public law
Value
£757,897,000 across 7 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2025
  2. Published30 Apr 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

The contracts being awarded under this notice are for the retained Specialised Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Autism (MHLDA) services:<br/><br/>Lot 1: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4:General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s)<br/><br/>Lot 2: Tier 4 Personality Disorder (Adult) <br/><br/>Lot 3: Children's and Young person Mental Health Medium Secure Inpatient service (MSUs) -(Gardner) <br/><br/>Lot 4: Specialised Mental Health Services for Deaf People (Adults) - (John Denmark Unit)<br/><br/>Lot 5: High Secure Mental Health Services (Adult)<br/><br/>Lot 6: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services (Under 13s) -(Galaxy House)<br/><br/>Lot 7: Secure (adult) (medium and low) - Acquired Brain Injury

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestMersey Care NHS Foundation Trust£529m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust£22.3m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestCygnet Health Care Limited£88.2m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestGreater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust£29.5m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestGreater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust£16.4m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestManchester University NHS Foundation Trust£9.6m
Specialised Commissioning Retained Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Services (MHLDA)- The North WestLancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust£63.1m

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