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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement

Psychiatric hospital services
East Midlands (UKF14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement: "North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) PlacementScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
Last source update8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPsychiatric hospital services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c608
What is being bought
This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluding that this is the only available option, and the ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The contract has been awarded following direct award process B at £1022.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon-Fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly, but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluding that this is the only available option, and the ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The contract has been awarded following direct award process B at £1022.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon-Fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly, but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Jul 2026, 10:59 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £28,616
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Priory Hospital Arnold
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area PICU Placement
£28,616 · signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement

Contracting authority GB-FTS-184406
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  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
    buyer

    Lawton House, Bellringer Road, Trentham, UKG, ST4 8HH
    geraldine.hickman@nhs.net
    +44 8000328728

  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS
    reviewBody

    Lawton House, Bellringer Road, Trentham, ST4 8HH

  • Priory Hospital Arnold
    supplier

    Ramsdale Park, Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, UKF14, NG5 8PT
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe service provided is Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) inpatient bed. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The contract has been awarded following direct award process B at £1022.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon-Fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. There were no alternative placements identified within the required timeframe.