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

Authority: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)

Awarded value£28,616published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Priory Hospital Arnold

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Psychiatric hospital services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands · Nottingham

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: 7 Jul 2026, 17:22 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2026, 17:22 BST
Authority reference: LDRB47
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-063863
Classification (CPV): Psychiatric hospital services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c5b1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The 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.

Publisher note: 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 Contract Regulations 2015 or replacement PA2023 do not apply to this award. The Award decision makers for this procurement were the Associate Director for Acute and Urgent Care 24th June 2026. No conflicts of interest were declared.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £28,6161 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Priory Hospital Arnold	£28,616 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 063863-2026-LDRB47-1 · Priory Hospital Arnold
Signed
24 Jun 2026
Value
£28,616
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Lawton House, Bellringer Road, Trentham, West Midlands, ST4 8HHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

North Staffordshire Combine Healthcare NHS TrustReview body Trentham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Priory Hospital ArnoldAwarded supplier Ramsdale Park, Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG5 8PT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.