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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement Reference number LD/RB02 II.1.2)

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust · compiled

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Opportunity overview

This Contract award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The Service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The Contract has been awarded following direct award process B, at £989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the exact duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £27,692. From 20th March 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.

Awarded to

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Priory Barnt Green

Match pending…
Contract value
£27.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Mar 2025
Award ID
011235-2025-LD/RB03-1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B45 8ER, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85111500 — Psychiatric hospital services

Lots

  • This Contract award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The Service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The Contract has been awarded following direct award process B, at £989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the exact duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £27,692. From 20th March 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
LD/RB03
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
The service is Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) inpatient beds. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The contract has been awarded following direct award process B, at £989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £27,692.00, from 20th March 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming through the Trust, whereas previously it sat under the ICB. There were no alternative placements identified within the required timeframe. The patient has no legal right to choose, but the Trust does not want to restrict the number of providers. This is highly specialised psychiatric services with limited availability nationally. All known providers were contacted to ascertain whether they could provide the required service, only this supplier responded in the required timeframe.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85111500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Psychiatric hospital services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
This Contract award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The Service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The Contract has been awarded following direct award process B, at £989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the exact duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £27,692. From 20th March 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.

Options

Description
The placement will be reviewed weekly, and extended subject to the ongoing needs of the patient.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price and availability
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Barnt Green, Lickey, Birmingham.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-141723
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG
Locality
Trentham
Postal Code
ST4 8HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Lawton House, Bellringer Road

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

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Geraldine Hickman
Telephone
+44 8000328728
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-141724
Name
Priory Barnt Green

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B45 8ER
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Warren Lane, Barnt Green

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Priory Barnt Green
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-21552
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Trentham
Postal Code
ST4 8HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Lawton House, Bellringer Road

Identifier

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
011235-2025-LD/RB03-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141724
Name
Priory Barnt Green

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011235-2025-LD/RB03-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement
Status
active
Award ID
011235-2025-LD/RB03-1
Date Signed
20 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
27,692
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Trentham · UKG · ST4 8HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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