Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services

Official notice

Authority: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£615,399published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Cambridge Community Services2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Clinical and Diagnostic Services to the patients of MCFT

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) has awarded a contract to University Hospitals…Awarded

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) has awarded a contract to University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG), Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP for the provision of specialist clinical and diagnostic services for patients and service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately £615,399.

MCFT is currently in contract with UHLG for these services. The contract commenced 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. The contract was awarded in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process A where there is an existing provider for the services and there is no realistic alternative to the current provider.

The Senior Leadership Team of Community, Mental Health and Secure Divisions have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.

Delivery: North West

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Jun 2025, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 16 Jun 2025, 11:25 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032525
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054910 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) 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The Senior Leadership Team of Community, Mental Health and Secure Divisions have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £615,3991 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cambridge Community Services	£615,399 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Cambridge Community Services	£615,399 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 032507-2025-1 · Cambridge Community Services
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£615,399
Status
active
Contract 032525-2025-Provision of specialist clinical and diagnostic services-1 · Cambridge Community Services
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£615,399
Status
active
- Change Correction of the Contractor from MWL to UHLG, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Included incorrect trust on the original notice

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RW4 V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot, Liverpool, North West, L341PJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RVY Liverpool, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.