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Provision of a Specialist Perinatal Service (SPS) clinical psychologist

Halton Borough Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 13:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council procured a specialist perinatal service clinical psychologist. The requirement is for delivery of a Specialist Perinatal Service (SPS), providing clinical psychology support within a perinatal-care setting. It is a public-sector health and welfare service commissioned by the council, with the service associated with the United Kingdom. The procurement is relevant to organisations that deliver specialist psychological services for people during pregnancy and the postnatal period, particularly providers able to operate within public-sector or NHS-linked care arrangements. The selected provider, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, is based in Liverpool and is a large NHS organisation. The service is classified as welfare services not delivered through residential institutions, indicating a community or clinical support requirement rather than residential care, construction, goods supply or general consultancy.

The procurement has been completed and awarded under a below-threshold procedure described as ‘below threshold - unknown’, within the light-touch regime. One completed lot was awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The award is active and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026, with delivery running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. Its gross value is £188,400. The contracting route was a tender, and the requirement concerned services rather than goods or works. The award covered the specialist perinatal clinical psychologist service. The published outcome confirms a single selected supplier for the requirement, providing a clear benchmark for the scale and duration of the council’s commissioned provision.

This procurement indicates demand for a specialist perinatal clinical psychology service commissioned by a local authority and delivered in a public-sector health and welfare context. A credible future competitor would need qualified clinical psychology capability focused on perinatal mental health, together with the governance, safeguarding and clinical-assurance arrangements expected when working with NHS or council services. Experience of multidisciplinary working, referral pathways, case management, risk assessment and outcome-focused support would strengthen a supplier’s position. The successful provider is a large NHS foundation trust, so competing organisations should be able to demonstrate comparable professional capacity, reliable service management and the ability to work across health and local-government stakeholders. Relevant providers may include NHS bodies, specialist mental-health organisations and established clinical services firms with suitable practitioners and public-sector delivery experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Specialist Perinatal Service (SPS) clinical psychologist

Notice Description

Delivery of the Provision of a Specialist Perinatal Service (SPS) clinical psychologist

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdd1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067790-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£188,400 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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