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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 05:21.

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 concluding that this is the only available option, and 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 £1022.00 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 re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this 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 Hospital Arnold

Match pending…
Contract value
£28.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jun 2026
Award ID
064044-2026-LDRB46-1
Status
active
Location
Arnold, Nottingham, UKF14, NG5 8PT, 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 concluding that this is the only available option, and 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 £1022.00 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 re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this 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
LDRB46
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The service provided is Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) inpatient bed. 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 £1022.00 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 re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85111500
Description
Psychiatric hospital services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
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
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 concluding that this is the only available option, and 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 £1022.00 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 re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28616.00 from 24th June 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this 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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price and availability
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF14

Delivery Location

Description
Nottingham

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
Id
GB-FTS-184406

Identifier

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

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

Contact

Name
Geraldine Hickman
Telephone
+44 8000328728

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Priory Hospital Arnold
Id
GB-FTS-184379

Identifier

Legal Name
Priory Hospital Arnold
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Ramsdale Park, Calverton Road
Locality
Arnold, Nottingham
Region
UKF14
Postal Code
NG5 8PT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS
Id
GB-FTS-184407

Identifier

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS

Address

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

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
064044-2026-LDRB46-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area PICU Placement
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184379
Name
Priory Hospital Arnold

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
064044-2026-LDRB46-1
Award ID
064044-2026-LDRB46-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area PICU Placement
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
28,616
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Trentham · UKG · ST4 8HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 064044-2026award, contract ·