Official UK procurement notice
Crisis Cafe · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe East Crisis Cafes are established within the East locality. They are a familiar resource for communities to access and are meeting the requirements of the contract in terms of agreed performance within the financial envelope.
It has been agreed to extend the current contract until 31st March 2026 in order for a competitive procurement process to take place.
Due to lack of resource in teams this was not achieved previously but the planning process has commenced in readiness for 1st April 2026.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Trust recommendation is that the contract with the provider is extended as all…Awarded
The Trust recommendation is that the contract with the provider is extended as all outcomes and contractual obligations are currently being met and achieved. The provider has established and is maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders and other providers of mental health care. This includes the Trust First Response teams such as Home Treatment Team, and Crisis Line who regularly refer patients to the service.
The service is open 7 days a week from 1pm to 10pm and provides a safe, welcoming and comfortable space away from a clinical environment for people in crisis, and those seeking to prevent the onset of a crisis. The team provide emotional support, practical advice, devise safety plans and offer signposting to patients.
The cafe is viewed by professionals and public as a core part of the health and care service offer. A break in this service offer would be detrimental to the hundreds of patients who use this service every month. It is recommended this contract is extended until the competitive process is actioned by the end of this year. In parallel a competitive procurement exercise will begin.
01/10/2025-31/03/2026 at £143,357
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
- 19 Sept 2025, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061574- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e62Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- 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 PA2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C
01/10/2025-31/03/2026 at £143,357
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT LTD | £143,457 † | — | Awarded |
| INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT LTD | £143,357 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 061574-2025-1 · INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT LTD
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2025
- Value
- £143,357
- Status
- active
Contract 058228-2025-1 · INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT LTD
- Signed
- 19 Sept 2025
- Value
- £143,457
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.