Official UK procurement notice
Cheshire and Merseyside Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services sub-contract between Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Cygnet Health Care Limited
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit service inpatient beds (170023/S - Tier 4 CAMHs Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)) and Low Secure Inpatient Service inpatient beds (170024/S - Tier 4 CAMHs Low Secure Inpatient Service (LSU)) without NG tube feeding, for Cheshire and Merseyside young people (13+).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cygnet Health Care Limited are the existing main Provider of Tier 4 Child and…Awarded
Cygnet Health Care Limited are the existing main Provider of Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Psychiatric intensive care unit services (PICU) and they also provide Low secure inpatient unit services (LSU) without NG tube feeding for young people (13+) in Cheshire and Merseyside.
They are CQC registered and meet the requirements of the NHS England Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit service (170023/S - Tier 4 CAMHs Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)) and Low Secure Inpatient (170024/S - Tier 4 CAMHs Low Secure Inpatient Service Unit (LSU)) service specifications.
The PICU provides a specialist secure ward delivering short-term intensive care for those young people who are suffering with mental illness. This cohort of young people require a higher staffing ratio and less patient population to receive intensive support to aid their recovery. The low secure inpatient unit services (LSU) without NG tube feeding provides a specialist secure ward providing a longer term pathway within the inpatient setting. The service provides stability and aids recovery through therapeutic, medical and social interventions. This setting is able to manage our higher risk cohort of young people who outstrip what can be offered within a GAU.
The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR direct award process C.
Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract: £700,000 which is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.
The Service is intended to be provided from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
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
- 27 Mar 2026, 16:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 17:07 BST
- Authority reference
2627/RXA/NMJ/C001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033940- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067714Find 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 10 April 2026 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: 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 by decision makes by 10 April 2026 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Awarded in line with internal governance processes. There are no known conflicts of interest or potential conflicts. The existing provider was assessed against the basic selection criteria and key criteria as detailed below. It was assessed that the provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Due to the nature of the services, quality and innovation and integration, collaboration and service sustainability were deemed the most important factors to support patient care. Key criteria: Quality and innovation 30% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 25% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 20% Value 15% Social Value 10% The contract will not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the provider as it is awarded on a zero value, zero volume basis and activity levels may differ during the period of service provision due to factors beyond the commissioner's control. Payment will be based on the actual activity delivered, paid at the agreed rates.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextType of procedure · IV.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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C on 11 April 2026. | |
| — | TextAdditional information · VI.3 | — | 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C on 11 April 2026. The serv… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnet Health Care Ltd | £700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028747-2026-1 · Cygnet Health Care Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- 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- Cygnet Health Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.