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
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 8HH
UK
E-mail: mlcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.combined.nhs.uk/contact/contact-us/
Address of the buyer profile: 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 (PICU) Placement
Reference number: LDRB57
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111500
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Out of Area PICU Placements NSCHT
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
30 268.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
Cygnet Appletree Back, Frederick St N, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8NT
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 provided is Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) inpatient bed. 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 £1,081.00 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 re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost £30,268 From 46296 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangements with them in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but that the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
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
II.2.14) 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 Matron 1st October 2026.
No conflicts of Interest were identified.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The award decision makers were Service Manager, 19th September 2026 There were no conflicts of interests declared.
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
01/10/2026
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
Cygnet Appletree Back
Back, Frederick St N, Meadowfield
Durham
DH7 8NT
UK
NUTS: UKC
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:
: 30 268.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 providers were contacted to ascertain whether they could provide the required service, only this supplier responded in the required timeframe.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Lawton House, Bellringer Road, Trentham
Stoek-on-Trent
ST4 8HH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2026