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Published 21 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Health PICU provision

Official notice

Authority: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mental Health PICU provision

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Services to be provided: Mental Health PICU provisionAwarded

Services to be provided: Mental Health PICU provision<br/>PCFT is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C<br/>Approx lifetime value of contract: £1,986,000<br/>Contract dates: 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027

Delivery: North West

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
21 Jul 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
Authority reference
2627/QOP/RT2/Priory PICU
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082813
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf94 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) 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Monday 3rd August 2026. 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 Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by Monday 3rd August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to Frances Molyneux, Head of Clinical Services Contracts [email protected], cc Sarah Kay [email protected]. The decision makers are:<br/><br/>Associate Director of Operations - Rehabilitation and High Support Care Hub<br/>Head of Clinical Services Contracts<br/>Network Director of Nursing, Quality and AHPs for Specialist Services<br/>Interim Head of Quality - Rehab and High Support<br/><br/>Conflict of interest declaration procedures followed, any decision makers who declared an interest were excluded (no interests declared in this instance) <br/>This contract was awarded under Direct Award Process C - PCFT considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. PCFT assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3This 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to deci…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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract was awarded on 4th August 2026T…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids——£1,986,000 – £1,986,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 225 Old Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, North West, OL6 7SRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.