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
- Value
- £165,626
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 049371-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 May 2026
- Published27 May 2026Published the same day
Description
The service offers referrals from the Crisis Home and Treatment team and from patients in Crisis at A&E. The provider complies with the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice and is CQC registered and integrated within local crisis pathways. The service provides: • Safe and compliant observation • 24/7 staffing cover where required • Close working with Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), Section 12 doctors, police, and acute trusts • The service operates in accordance with the Mental Health Act 1983 The workforce is trained in: • crisis management • prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA) • trauma-informed care • safeguarding (adult and child where applicable) No financial concerns re. the provider. The service also requires regular contract management meetings to review and triangulate any incidents. CWP are able to identify provider specific incidents via the DATIX system. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awa…
About the supplier
East Cheshire Housing Consortium (ECHC): every public contract they have won.