Contract award · 8 Apr 2025

Sub-Contract for Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services for Cheshire and Merseyside

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Sub-Contract for Specialised Tier 4 Child and…” to Cygnet Health Care Limited for £1.12m.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth East

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
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,116,430
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Apr 2025
  2. Published6 May 2025Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a two year sub-contract via Direct Award A for Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, PICU and LSU (with NG tube feeding). This is an existing service. The sub-contract commenced on 1 April 2024 and will cease on 31 March 2026. The contract value of £1,116,430 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.

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