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
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Independence Support Ltd
- Value
- £531,651.32
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital support services (CPV 85112000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 025162-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Feb 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
The service referral relates to an acute mental health presentation requiring urgent assessment. Presentation of patients include symptoms consistent with a current mental health episode (e.g. heightened distress, suicidal ideation, psychotic elements). The service is utilised when a situation requires timely access to specialist mental health assessment, but the patient does not require access to an ambulance (i.e. no immediate life-threatening physical health concerns identified). The service includes: • Trained mental health-competent staff • De-escalation and trauma-informed approaches • Risk-aware conveyance processes • Partnership working with NHS urgent and emergency care pathways The provider operates under robust clinical governance arrangements, including: • Safeguarding policies compliant with NHS standards • Risk assessment protocols • Incident reporting and quality assurance systems • Staff training in mental health crisis response • Provider is also CQC registered Over t…
About the supplier
Independence Support Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10643283).