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Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People across Cheshire and Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:28.

Opportunity overview

NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver services for children and young people including medical care, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, outpatients, surgery, urgent and emergency care, mental health and community paediatric services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£111.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Mar 2024
Award ID
017676-2025-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RBS
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
Contract value
£110.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Mar 2024
Award ID
021307-2024-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RBS
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L12 2AP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main provider of acute secondary care, mental health and learning disability services for children and young people across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £111,293,127Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main provider of acute secondary care, mental health and learning disability services for children and young people across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of £111,293,127

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
No realistic alternative provider
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
1

Contract period

Duration In Days
360

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley However services may also be accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire & South Cumbria

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Entry 2
Region
UKD

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QYG
Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD61
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QYG
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Name
Ruth Waldron
Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RBS
Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS FT

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L12 2AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Eaton Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
RBS
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS FT
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-104815
Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
021307-2024-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Title
Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RBS
Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS FT

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
017676-2025-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RBS
Name
Alder Hey Children's NHS FT

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
021307-2024-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Title
Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People
Status
active
Award ID
021307-2024-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Date Signed
12 Mar 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
110,259,292
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
017676-2025-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Status
active
Award ID
017676-2025-2425-QYG-99A-RBS-Con-1
Date Signed
12 Mar 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Delivery Location

Description
Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley However services may also be accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire & South Cumbria

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD

Value

Amount
111,293,127
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
360

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The funding allocated to Alder Hey is to supplement and develop existing services. Number 5 relates to the continuation of non recurrent funding to support the statutory requirements relating to Children in Care.
Description
The cumulative value of modifications to this contract has surpassed the £500,000 threshold for transparency across the contract term. This modification notice has therefore been published in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Schedule 12. The below modifications apply to the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 only: 1. Vaping Dependence Pilot: £51,927 2. Autism Waiting List Reduction: £317,800 3. Mental Health Green Paper: £153,800 4. Mental Health Service Development Funding: £183,654 5. Knowsley Children in Care: £46,056 6. Wigan End of Life Care: £15,000 7. Care Leavers' Programme: £40,000 8. Covid Testing: £198,798 9. Neonatal Health Justice: £19,500 10. Diabetes Transition: £7,300 There is no change to the length of the contract, which expired on 31 March 2025. This modification was approved by the Place Director, in line with the Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and there is no declaration of interest relating to this decision.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA1 1QY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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