Official UK procurement notice
Sub-Contract for Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services for Cheshire and Merseyside
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; Specialist placement in line with 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services - Admission…Awarded
General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services - Admission for one young person to a general adolescent unit, to meet the particular complex needs of the patient.
Specification code: 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services.
The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate GAU including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.
The sub-contract commenced on 28 May 2025 and will cease on 27 May 2026. The contract value of £1,262,575 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.
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
- 6 Jun 2025, 19:20 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jun 2025, 19:20 BST
- Authority reference
2526/RXA/D6K31/C1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030749- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0544d9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.
This contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate general adolescent unit including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate general adolescent unit including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. Awarded in line with internal governance processes. There are no known conflicts of interest or potential conflicts. The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the provider as it is awarded on a zero value, zero volume basis and activity levels may differ during the period of the service provision due to factors beyond the commissioner's control. Payment will be based on the activity delivered, paid at the agreed rates.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Care No 1 Ltd | £1,262,575 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030749-2025-1 · Arcadia Care No 1 Ltd
- Signed
- 28 May 2025
- Value
- £1,262,575
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arcadia Care No 1 LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.