Contract award · 13 Nov 2025

Sub-Contract for Specialised Adult Eating Disorder Services for the North West of England

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Sub-Contract for…” to Oak Tree Barnet Limited T/a Ellern Mede Barnet for £2.63m.

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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
£2,630,880
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Nov 2025
  2. Published20 Nov 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded this sub-contract via Direct Award A for Adult Eating Disorder Services in relation to a small cohort of patients who have eating disorders and other co-morbidities including severe autism. The sub-contract commenced on 17 November 2025 and will cease on 31 March 2027. The contract value of £2,630,880 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.

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