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

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement · tenderUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 04:42.

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, 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 £1,035.00 per week for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon-Friday and would be repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28,980.00 from 3rd August 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 the spot purchasing via the ICB.

Classification

  • CPV85111500 — Psychiatric hospital services

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
LDRB52
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85111500
Description
Psychiatric hospital services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
11.2.4 Description of the procurement should read £1035.00 per day (instead of £1035.00 per week)

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Old Value

Text
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, 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 £1,035.00 per week for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon Friday and would be repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28,980.00 from 3rd August 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 the spot purchasing via the ICB.

New Value

Text
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, 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 £1,035.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon Friday and would be repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost of £28,980.00 from 3rd August 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 the spot purchasing via the ICB.

Where

Section
II.1.4
Label
Short Description

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement
Id
GB-FTS-141718

Identifier

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (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 7767006153

Roles

buyer

Details

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 075857-2026award, contract ·
  2. 075924-2026tenderUpdate ·