Notice Information
Notice Title
Priory Hospital Ticehurst - Acute Transition Pathway
Notice Description
PSR Urgent Award for the provision of Short term inpatient step down capacity for acute mental health admissions, to include care for patients that no longer require intensive support but still require some clincal interventions in preparation for social care / supporting accommodation in their next phase of treatment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Trust determined that the award met the urgent circumstances provision under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime. At the time of the decision, system-wide inpatient mental health capacity was under acute and unprecedented pressure, exacerbated by a high number of delayed discharges outside the Trust's control. This resulted in a material and immediate shortfall in available inpatient beds. The scale and timing of this demand escalation was not reasonably foreseeable and was not attributable to the Trust's actions or decision-making. Delaying the award in order to undertake a standard PSR process would have been likely to pose a significant risk to patient safety, including the inability to admit patients in acute mental health crisis. The urgent award was therefore necessary to secure short-term additional capacity and mitigate immediate safety risks. The Trust has approximately 65 CRFD patients who are delayed discharges and occupying beds that the Trust cannot use as inpatient capacity At the time of the award, the health system was under incredible pressure with emergency departments and inpatient units accross the county under immense pressure and unprecedented demand. In addition, the Trust was forces to hold crisis patients in the community due to the lack of inpatient beds. The situation was not foreseen to the level of demand being experienced and is outside of the gift of the Trust, it is not attributable to the Trust decision making Delaying the award would pose a risk to patient or public safety, the award will increase bed capacity short term Priory Hospital Ticehurst was selected as it was able to provide immediately available CQC-registered acute mental health inpatient capacity within the required timescales, meeting the Trust's clinical and safety requirements.
Procurement Information
The Trust determined that the award met the urgent circumstances provision under Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. At the time of the decision, system-wide inpatient mental health capacity was under acute and unprecedented pressure, exacerbated by a high number of delayed discharges outside the Trust's control. This resulted in a material and immediate shortfall in available inpatient beds. The scale and timing of this demand escalation was not reasonably foreseeable and was not attributable to the Trust's actions or decision-making. Delaying the award in order to undertake a standard PSR process would have been likely to pose a significant risk to patient safety, including the inability to admit patients in acute mental health crisis. The urgent award was therefore necessary to secure short-term additional capacity and mitigate immediate safety risks. The Trust has approximately 65 CRFD patients who are delayed discharges and occupying beds that the Trust cannot use as inpatient capacity At the time of the award, the health system was under incredible pressure with emergency departments and inpatient units accross the county under immense pressure and unprecedented demand. In addition, the Trust was forces to hold crisis patients in the community due to the lack of inpatient beds. The situation was not foreseen to the level of demand being experienced and is outside of the gift of the Trust, it is not attributable to the Trust decision making Delaying the award would pose a risk to patient or public safety, the award will increase bed capacity short term Priory Hospital Ticehurst was selected as it was able to provide immediately available CQC-registered acute mental health inpatient capacity within the required timescales, meeting the Trust's clinical and safety requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067dc9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031863-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85110000 - Hospital and related services
85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £733,408 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT AND MEDWAY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME16 9PH
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Barming Heath & Teston
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice URLs
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