Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust urgent award for seclusion support

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 14:06.

Opportunity overview

There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.

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.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

No match

Contract value: £18.5k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 5 Oct 2026
Award ID: 095171-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-NHS RW4
Location: Prescot, UKD7, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV85111500 — Psychiatric hospital services

Lots

There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.Value 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: ocds-h6vhtk-0783ad
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: There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.

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_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC

Entry 2

Region: UKD

Entry 3

Region: UKE

Entry 4

Region: UKF

Entry 5

Region: UKG

Entry 6

Region: UKH

Entry 7

Region: UKI

Entry 8

Region: UKJ

Entry 9

Region: UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: GB-NHS-RBK

Identifier

Legal Name: BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: RBK
Scheme: GB-NHS

Address

Street Address: Steelhouse Lane
Locality: Birmingham
Region: UKG31
Postal Code: B46NH
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Carly Joseph
Telephone: +44 7929203012
Email: carly.joseph3@nhs.net

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://bwc.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Description: NHS Organisation

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-NHS-RW4

Identifier

Legal Name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Id: RW4
Scheme: GB-NHS

Address

Locality: Prescot
Region: UKD7
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: NHS England/Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Id: GB-FTS-187417

Identifier

Legal Name: NHS England/Birmingham and Solihull ICB

Address

Locality: Birmingham
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 095171-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-NHS-RW4
Name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 095171-2026-1
Award ID: 095171-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 6 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 18,532
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B46NH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKC
Delivery location · UKD
Delivery location · UKE
Delivery location · UKF
Delivery location · UKG
Delivery location · UKH
Delivery location · UKI
Delivery location · UKJ
Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095171-2026award, contract · 8 Oct 2026, 12:40

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust reported an urgent direct award to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust for temporary support intended to reduce restrictive practice and long-term seclusion for a small number of young people at Park View Hospital.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication8 October 2026Evidence: The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-08T12:40:54+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 095171-2026-1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract status and signatureActive; signed 6 October 2026Evidence: Contract 095171-2026-1 is recorded as active and includes dateSigned 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.

88% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095171-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783ad
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 14:06
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The published contract record is active and explicitly records a contract signature date of 6 October 2026, with a reported value of £18,532. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled.

Market significance

This is a small-value, urgent psychiatric hospital services procurement conducted without a prior call for competition. The conflicting lot and contract statuses limit certainty about the final procurement configuration.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

90% confidence

Award 095171-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 18532 GBP · Active award and contract record

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The award names Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as supplier for lot 1. The linked contract records GBP 18,532; the value is reported at contract level and the related lot is marked cancelled.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-08T12:40:54+01:00.

Award status

94% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Award 095171-2026-1 is recorded with status 'active'.

Contract status and signature

96% confidence

Active; signed 6 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract 095171-2026-1 is recorded as active and includes dateSigned 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.

Related lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

View supporting evidence

Lot 1, to which the award is related, is recorded with status 'cancelled'.

VALUES

Published values explained

Reported contract value

99% confidence

£18,532 GBP

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Contract 095171-2026-1 has value amount 18532 and currency GBP.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No value is supplied for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

6 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.

Award/contract notice published

99% confidence

8 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The release date is 2026-10-08T12:40:54+01:00.

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract start or end date is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

96% confidence

Temporary support to reduce restrictive practice and long-term seclusion

View supporting evidence

The notice description states that the service is intended to support a small number of young people in long-term seclusion and is temporary until they leave seclusion and staff are adequately trained.

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 85111500 — Psychiatric hospital services

View supporting evidence

The primary CPV classification is 85111500.

Named setting

96% confidence

Park View Hospital

View supporting evidence

The description identifies Park View Hospital as the setting where the young people are in long-term seclusion.

Published delivery regions

99% confidence

UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK

View supporting evidence

The item delivery addresses list these UK regions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition

View supporting evidence

The procurement method and method details state 'limited' and 'Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition'.

Published rationale

96% confidence

Immediate and urgent need to avoid continued seclusion and possible psychological and physical harm

View supporting evidence

The procurement rationale cites urgency, the risks of delay, and the temporary nature of the support.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

The notice does not provide bidder numbers, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation detail.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract value

99% confidence

£18,532 GBP

View supporting evidence

The linked contract record reports this value.

Options

99% confidence

No options stated

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.

Duration, start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No duration or start/end dates are supplied in the published data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Urgent requirement

96% confidence

The buyer described the requirement as immediate and temporary, linked to reducing long-term seclusion and training staff.

View supporting evidence

This is stated in the published description and procurement rationale.

Commercial visibility

99% confidence

Limited

View supporting evidence

Only a contract-level value is published; no pricing breakdown, lot value, award date, duration, evaluation result or bidder information is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

88%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0783ad
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

View supporting evidence

The buyer party is identified by this legal name and NHS identifier RBK.

Buyer type

99% confidence

NHS Organisation; health function

View supporting evidence

The buyer classifications state NHS Organisation and COFOG health.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Birmingham, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

The buyer address lists Birmingham, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

View supporting evidence

The supplier party and the award supplier both identify Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, with NHS identifier RW4.

Supplier scale

94% confidence

Large

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details classify the organisation's scale as large.

Identity treatment

99% confidence

NHS supplier identity; Companies House matching not applicable

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is not_applicable and the supplied identifier scheme is GB-NHS.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract end date, extension term or renewal provision is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Status inconsistency

99% confidence

The award and contract are active, but their sole related lot is cancelled.

View supporting evidence

Award 095171-2026-1 and contract 095171-2026-1 have active status; lot 1 has cancelled status.

Value allocation

99% confidence

The £18,532 figure is a contract-level reported value, not a published lot value.

View supporting evidence

The contract contains the value, while lot 1 has no value.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No award date, contract start/end date, duration, bidder count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is provided.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The sole related lot is marked cancelled even though the linked award and contract are active; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms are published.
No award date, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation criteria beyond price, scoring or evaluation outcome is published.
No lot-level value or pricing breakdown is published; £18,532 is reported only at contract level.
The broad published delivery regions are not reconciled with the description's reference to Park View Hospital.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named as supplier?

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust was named for award 095171-2026-1.

What value was reported?

The linked contract record reports a value of £18,532 GBP.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record explicitly reports a signature date of 6 October 2026.

Is the procurement status fully clear?

No. The award and contract are active, while the sole related lot is marked cancelled.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Regulation 14 (Urgent Award): HOPEs supporting to reduce restrictive practice/long term seclusion

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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