Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Social Prescribers
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCitizens 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.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Wirral CAB supports Wirral Access, CMHT and EITAwarded
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
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
- 12 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006021- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06036fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
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.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated23 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited | £205,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited | £205,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002152-2026-1 · Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £205,000
- Status
- active
Contract 006021-2026-1 · Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2025
- Value
- £205,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Wirral Citizens Advice BureauAwarded supplier
- Wirral Citizens Advice BureauAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.