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
- Priory Healthcare
- Value
- £7,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 028746-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published27 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Priory Healthcare Limited are the existing main provider of specialist adult eating disorder inpatient beds for both formal and informal patients (as defined by the Mental Health Act) across the North West of England. They are CQC registered and meet the requirements of the NHS England Adult Eating Disorders Service Specification (CO1/S/a-Specialised Eating Disorders). The nature of the services provided by Priory Hospitals is highly specialist, requiring significant facilities and expertise to safely manage both physical and psychological aspects of eating disorders, despite the high mortality associated with these conditions. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR direct award process C. Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract: £7,500,000 which is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care. The Service is intended to…
About the supplier
Priory Healthcare: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06244860).