Official UK procurement notice
Care Navigator Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMid Cheshire Mind has piloted this service with CWP services and it has proved to be successful providing support to individuals to ensure a smooth transition from NHS services into the community.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Care Navigator service compliments the clinical care provided to individuals being…Awarded
The Care Navigator service compliments the clinical care provided to individuals being supported by Cheshire East CWP Community Mental Health Teams, providing person centred nonclinical care, advice and support. This service brings together the Cheshire Mind and wider East Voluntary Sector organisations and NHS services, specifically the East Cheshire Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), located in Crewe and Macclesfield.
Each is reliant upon the other to ensure groups, courses and one to ones are accessed equitably and to ensure the capacity of the groups and/or interventions are effectively used. As part of the offer Cheshire Mind co-locate with the CMHTs to support ease of access, relationship building and continuity around the patient.
Cheshire Mind have demonstratable experience in delivering community mental health services, crisis support, peer support, or wellbeing services to support people's mental wellbeing. This also include working with people with severe mental illness or complex needs.
Staff are qualified staff, with suitable supervision arrangements, and wellbeing support.
No financial concerns re. the provider. The organisation has financial stability governance structure, policies, and suitable reporting arrangements.
Proven ability to collect outcomes data, activity reporting, have committed to exploring compliance with NHS data standards (i.e. MHSDS).
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th April 2026 to [email protected].
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Direct Award C. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered.
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with the weighting 100
Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - £165,000
The Service is intended to be provided; 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Apr 2026, 09:50 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 08:46 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034459- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a40Find 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) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
On the 29/10/2025, SMH Community OPs and Governance Group approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
The following criteria informed the decision:
Quality and innovation: 25%
Value: 20%
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20%
Social Value: 15%
Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] by 15th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextIV.1.1 | — | 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C on 16th April 2026. 1st April 2026 to 3… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Cheshire Mind | £165,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030135-2026-1 · Mid Cheshire Mind
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £165,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mid Cheshire MindAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.