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Provision of Social Prescribers

Health services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Provision of Social Prescribers". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTScope & 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 CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 4 active published awards; 4 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityCHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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
Published23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
Last source update23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06036f
What is being bought
Citizens Advice Wirral has provided advice to the borough for over 85 years. Over the past 25 years the organisation has provided support in partnership with health providers - over the past 8 years providing social prescribing services in partnership with GP surgeries, community health providers and secondary mental health services. Citizens Advice Wirral provides free, impartial, confidential advice and social prescribing service to help improve lives. The services provided by Citizens Advice Wirral improves client's mental health, improves their finances, results in better housing, prevents homelessness, reduces social isolation and helps people to feel more in control of their lives. Citizens Advice Wirral also provides bespoke services to specific groups who have more complex needs including people who are affected by addictions including drugs, alcohol and gambling, people who are perpetrators of victims of crime, people who are at end of life and people from specific group who need bespoke support such as people for whom English isn't their first language, people with a learning disability, people with low literacy and numeracy skills including low digital skills and older people. The experience gained through person-centred social prescribing service, information, advice and casework services commissioned by Wirral Borough Council and NHS providers including CWP, means they are well placed to deliver this service. They understood how to engage with disadvantaged communities, have the experience, knowledge and tools to provide specialist solutions to finance and practical issues and experience of dealing with clients who have or have been affected by mental health challenges. Citizens Advice Wirral has strong links to the local system including Wirral Council - including Housing Teams, NHS organisations - including GP Practices (via the commissioned social prescribing service) and other community/VCFSE partnerships. Citizens Advice Wirral is the only commissioned service providing this offer across the borough and CWP want to maintain that consistency and expertise of staff. Patients are aware of the referral process as are CWP staff.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
  2. Buyer information updated
    23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    12 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    12 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Wirral CAB supports Wirral Access, CMHT and EIT. The primary reasons for referral into the service includes support with: Housing issues Financial issues (including application to PIP, managing debts, navigating social welfare services, transfer to universal credit, general money management.) Health and community support (social isolation, managing a long-term health condition, access to wider information and advice). This contract has been in place since December 2020 and has been subject to annual reviews which do not offer the provider sustainability and reduce scope for development. A break in service would be detrimental to CWP patients' recovery, as many CWP patients have practical issues that the clinical workforce is unable to support. We know a holistic approaches benefits people in terms of recovery and wellbeing. Regular contract meetings are established. No service delivery issues, concerns re. meeting KPIs or risks have been raised throughout the duration of this contract. 01/04/2026 to 30/09/2028 - £205,000
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £205,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£205,000 · signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authority GB-FTS-140551
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  • CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    buyer

    Countess of Chester, Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, UKD63, CH21BQ
    cwp.contracts@nhs.net

  • Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
    reviewBody

    London

  • Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau
    supplier

    GB-COH: Registered number 05322034, charity registration number 1109156
    Wirral, UK
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Procedure rationaleCitizens Advice Wirral has provided advice to the borough for over 85 years. Over the past 25 years the organisation has provided support in partnership with health providers - over the past 8 years providing social prescribing services in partnership with GP surgeries, community health providers and secondary mental health services. Citizens Advice Wirral provides free, impartial, confidential advice and social prescribing service to help improve lives. The services provided by Citizens Advice Wirral improves client's mental health, improves their finances, results in better housing, prevents homelessness, reduces social isolation and helps people to feel more in control of their lives. Citizens Advice Wirral also provides bespoke services to specific groups who have more complex needs including people who are affected by addictions including drugs, alcohol and gambling, people who are perpetrators of victims of crime, people who are at end of life and people from specific group who need bespoke support such as people for whom English isn't their first language, people with a learning disability, people with low literacy and numeracy skills including low digital skills and older people. The experience gained through person-centred social prescribing service, information, advice and casework services commissioned by Wirral Borough Council and NHS providers including CWP, means they are well placed to deliver this service. They understood how to engage with disadvantaged communities, have the experience, knowledge and tools to provide specialist solutions to finance and practical issues and experience of dealing with clients who have or have been affected by mental health challenges. Citizens Advice Wirral has strong links to the local system including Wirral Council - including Housing Teams, NHS organisations - including GP Practices (via the commissioned social prescribing service) and other community/VCFSE partnerships. Citizens Advice Wirral is the only commissioned service providing this offer across the borough and CWP want to maintain that consistency and expertise of staff. Patients are aware of the referral process as are CWP staff.