Contract award · 26 Aug 2025

Mental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded “Mental Health Support Services for Children and Young People in Liverpool and Knowsley” to Young Persons Advisory Service for £12m on 26 Aug 2025. Awarded without open competition.

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
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£12,007,991
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Aug 2025
  2. Published7 Sep 2026Published 377 days after the contract date

Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT MODIFICATION NOTICE NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have approved a modification to a contract that was awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The existing contract to deliver mental health support to children and young people in Liverpool and Knowsley started on 1 April 2024 and is due to expire on 31 March 2027. The cumulative value of modifications has surpassed the £500,000 threshold for transparency across the contract term. This modification notice has therefore been published in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Schedule 12. The below modifications apply to the period 1st April 2024-31st March 2027: 24/25 CV School Improvement Liverpool ACEs £68,244 24/25 CV Green Paper Wave 11 £739,513 24/25 CV MHST £104,000 24/25 CV EST £270,000 24/25 CV 2024/25 Uplift £97,543 25/26 CV Knowsley Primary Care Liaison Pilot £25,000 25/26 CV Transition Workers £159,320 25/26 CV ACE £46,000 25/26 CV 2025/26 Uplift £147,612 26/27 ACE Liverpool City C…

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