Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People across Cheshire and Merseyside

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£111,293,127published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Alder Hey Children's NHS foundation Trust2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver services for children and young people including medical care, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, outpatients, surgery, urgent and emergency care, mental health and community paediatric services.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main provider of acute secondary care, mental health and learning disability services for children and young people across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £111,293,127

Delivery: North West · Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley However services may also be accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire & South Cumbria

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Jul 2024, 16:13 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2025, 15:02 BST
Authority reference: 2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017676
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047cb9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £111,293,1271 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 12 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alder Hey Children's NHS foundation Trust	£111,293,127 †	—	Awarded
Alder Hey Children's NHS foundation TrustAcute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People	£110,259,292 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017676-2025-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1 · Alder Hey Children's NHS foundation Trust
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£111,293,127
Status
active
- Change The cumulative value of modifications to this contract 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 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 only: 1. Vaping Dependence Pilot: £51,927 2. Autism Waiting List Reduction: £317,800 3. Mental Health Green Paper: £153,800 4. Mental Health Service Development Funding: £183,654 5. Knowsley Children in Care: £46,056 6. Wigan End of Life Care: £15,000 7. Care Leavers' Programme: £40,000 8. Covid Testing: £198,798 9. Neonatal Health Justice: £19,500 10. Diabetes Transition: £7,300 There is no change to the length of the contract, which expired on 31 March 2025. This modification was approved by the Place Director, in line with the Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and there is no declaration of interest relating to this decision., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The funding allocated to Alder Hey is to supplement and develop existing services. Number 5 relates to the continuation of non recurrent funding to support the statutory requirements relating to Children in Care.
Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People · Alder Hey Children's NHS foundation Trust
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£110,259,292
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Alder Hey Children's NHS FTAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RBS Eaton Road, Liverpool, North West, L12 2AP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.