Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Crisis Beds (Cheshire East)
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionECHC has been Contracted to provide this service since 31st March 2024 when funding was made available form the ICB for Crisis Bed provision within the East Cheshire Footprint
There are plans to go out to tender of this service within this financial year. As this procurement exercise will take time there is a need to extend this current contract so there is no break and we can maintain continuity of care for patients.
The Trust recommendation is that the contract with the provider is extended as all outcomes and contractual obligations are currently being met and achieved. The provider has established and is maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders and other providers of mental health care. This includes the Trust First Response teams such as Home Treatment Team, and Crisis Line who regularly refer patients to the service.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service offers referrals from the Crisis Home and Treatment team and from patients…Awarded
The service offers referrals from the Crisis Home and Treatment team and from patients in Crisis at A&E.
The provider complies with the Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice and is CQC registered and integrated within local crisis pathways.
The service provides:
- Safe and compliant observation
- 24/7 staffing cover where required
- Close working with Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), Section 12 doctors, police, and acute trusts
- The service operates in accordance with the Mental Health Act 1983
The workforce is trained in:
- crisis management
- prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA)
- trauma-informed care
- safeguarding (adult and child where applicable)
No financial concerns re. the provider.
The service also requires regular contract management meetings to review and triangulate any incidents. CWP are able to identify provider specific incidents via the DATIX system.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8th June 2026 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Direct Award C. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered.
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with the weighting 100
Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - £165,626
The Service is intended to be provided; 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 May 2026, 09:16 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a55eFind 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) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 8th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
May 2026, Chair of the SMH Improvement Board approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
The following criteria informed the decision:
Quality and innovation: 20%
Value: 25%
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 25%
Social Value: 10%
Representations by providers must be made to cwp.contracts@nhs.net by 8th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextIV.1.1 | — | 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C on 9th June 2026. 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cheshire Housing ConsortiumSME | £165,626 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 049371-2026-1 · East Cheshire Housing ConsortiumSME
- Signed
- 27 May 2026
- Value
- £165,626
- 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- East Cheshire Housing Consortium (ECHC)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.