Contract award · 26 Mar 2026

Cheshire and Merseyside Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 sub-contract between Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS foundation Trust and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Cheshire and Merseyside…” to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust for £250k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

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
£250,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Mar 2026
  2. Published27 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust are a Provider of Tier 4 General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorders with the facilities to NG tube feed for young people (13+) in Cheshire and Merseyside. To deliver the full range of services they also sub-contract to local NHS trusts. They and their sub-contractors are CQC registered and meet the requirements of the NHS England Specialised Tier 4 General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorders (170022/S - Tier 4 General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services) service specification. The service supports young people who require a GAU environment and who may also require nasogastric tube feeding as part of their pathway of care in addition to treatment for other conditions. The service provides stability and aids recovery through therapeutic, medical and social interventions. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract to an e…

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