Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 7SR
UK
Contact person: Frances Molyneux
Telephone: +44 1617162993
E-mail: francesmolyneux@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/
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
Priory Healthcare Limited - Child and Young Peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services
Reference number: RT2_PRI GM CYPMHS PC_25_26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services -<br/>• Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Low Secure Inpatient<br/>• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4: General Adolescent Services including Specialist Eating Disorder Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services - this is an existing service from an existing provider.<br/>Awarded following Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A<br/>Lifetime value - Zero based with cost per case agreed - estimated £1.3m<br/>1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: this contract is being awarded under DAP A
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 Procurement Act do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>In addition, the contract does not guarantee any volume of activity to the provider as it is awarded on a cost per case basis, and activity levels may differ during the period of service provision due to factors beyond the commissioner’s control. Payment will be based on the actual activity delivered paid at the specified tariff rates.<br/><br/>Decision to enact the contract extension was supported by the Provider Collaborative's internal governance including -<br/>- Finance and Contracting Group (Commissioning Function) members<br/>Including PCFT governance - Monthly Contracts Meeting, a sub-group of PCFT's Value and Investment Group <br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were declared
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/03/2026
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 Cheadle Royal Hospital
100 Wilmslow Road, Cheadle, Cheshire
Cheadle
SK8 3DG
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
Lowest offer:
1 300 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 300 000.00
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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>In addition, the contract does not guarantee any volume of activity to the provider as it is awarded on a cost per case basis, and activity levels may differ during the period of service provision due to factors beyond the commissioner’s control. Payment will be based on the actual activity delivered paid at the specified tariff rates.<br/><br/>Decision to enact the contract extension was supported by the Provider Collaborative's internal governance including -<br/>- Finance and Contracting Group (Commissioning Function) members<br/>Including PCFT governance - Monthly Contracts Meeting, a sub-group of PCFT's Value and Investment Group <br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were declared
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/03/2026