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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 · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 03:41.

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 the Trust is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The Trust 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 £1035.00 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 £28980.00 from 13th July 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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Cygnet Sherwood

Match pending…
Contract value
£29k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Jul 2026
Award ID
076449-2026-LDRB49-1
Status
active
Location
Mansfield, UKF15, NG21 0HR, 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 the Trust is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The Trust 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 £1035.00 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 £28980.00 from 13th July 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. Additional information: 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 Contract Regulations 2015 or replaced PA2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The Award decision makers for this procurement were the Service Manager 12thJuly 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
LDRB49
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
Under PSR Direct Award Process B for the award of this contract, 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

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 the Trust is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The Trust 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 £1035.00 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 £28980.00 from 13th July 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. Additional information: 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 Contract Regulations 2015 or replaced PA2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The Award decision makers for this procurement were the Service Manager 12thJuly 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified.
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
UKF15

Delivery Location

Description
Mansfield, Nr. Nottingham.

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

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
Cygnet Sherwood
Id
GB-FTS-185714

Identifier

Legal Name
Cygnet Sherwood
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Ruffield Colliery Lane
Locality
Mansfield
Region
UKF15
Postal Code
NG21 0HR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Id
GB-FTS-21552

Identifier

Legal Name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

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

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
076449-2026-LDRB49-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-185714
Name
Cygnet Sherwood

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
076449-2026-LDRB49-1
Award ID
076449-2026-LDRB49-1
Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
Status
active
Date Signed
13 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
28,980
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Trentham · UKG · ST4 8HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF15

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 076449-2026award, contract ·