Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Lawton House, Bellringer Road
Trentham
ST4 8HH
UK
Contact person: Geraldine Hickman
Telephone: +44 7767006153
E-mail: geraldine.hickman@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/contact/contact-us/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement Reference Number LD/RB25
Reference number: LD/RB25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Contract Award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where 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 £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 £27,692.00 from 14th December 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
29 680.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
Main site or place of performance:
Cheadle
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where 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 £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 £27,692.00 from 14th December 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The placement will be reviewed weekly, and extended subject to the ongoing needs of the patient.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation
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 provider responded in the required timeframe.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal
Cheadle
SK8 3DG
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 27 692.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) 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 (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The Award decision maker for this procurement was the Associate Director of Acute Services and Urgent Care on 14th December 2025. There were no conflicts of interest declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Lawton House
Trentham
ST4 8HH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2025