Contract award · 17 Jul 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 £55,638.

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
£55,638
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Jul 2025
  2. Published31 Jul 2025Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services - Admission for one young person to a general adolescent unit, to meet the particular complex needs of the patient. Specification code: 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate GAU including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. The sub-contract commenced on 18 July 2025 and will cease on 17 July 2026. The contract value of £55,638 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.

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