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Published 17 Jul 2026, 08:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Psychological Therapies · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£160,720published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Think Therapy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide psychotherapy support to children, young, people (CYP)

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1To provide an insourced service to support children and young people (CYP) who have…Awarded

To provide an insourced service to support children and young people (CYP) who have been diagnosed with diabetes or epilepsy with psychotherapy support

Delivery: North West · Leighton Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire

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
17 Jul 2026, 08:54 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2026, 08:50 BST
Authority reference
CTR0000559
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071967
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd64 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) 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 decision makers by the 29th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Direct Award C.

Publisher note: 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 decision makers by the 29th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Direct Award C. Any representations can be sent to contract.enquiries@mcht.nhs.uk In accordance with the onboarding process the Mid Cheshire Hospital team has identified a suitable provider to deliver psychotherapy support for Mid Cheshire children and young people. The decision to on board the provider was made via the MCHT internal governance process and is satisfied it will deliver the immediate clinical needs of a patient. The decision to award was made in line with the Trust's conflict-of-interest policy.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3This 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 provide…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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The date of contract awar…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,7201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Think TherapySME£160,720 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 067503-2026-CTR0000559-1 · Think TherapySME

    Signed
    16 Jul 2026
    Value
    £160,720
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RBT Leighton Hospital, Crewe, North West, CW14TQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.