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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mental Health Matters SME
- Value
- £14,466,951.64
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 025090-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Nov 2025
- Published19 Mar 2026Published 118 days after the contract date
Description
THIS IS A CONTRACT MODIFICATION NOTICE. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have approved a modification to a contract that was awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The existing contract to deliver Talking Therapies in Sefton Place started on 1st January 2021 and was due to expire on 31st December 2025. On the 21st November 2025 CMICB approved in line with governance a permitted modification under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 to incorporate activity and service provision for Warrington Place previously delivered under a separate agreement with this provider, and to implement a further 1 year contract from 1st December 2025. The Sefton lifetime value of this contract is £14,466,951.64 The modification value is £254,899.62 the new total contract value is £14,721,850 A further review has been undertaken and rather than implement a 12 month contract, on the 19th March 2026 CMICB in line with governance approved a modification under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 to ex…
About the supplier
Mental Health Matters: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01786914).