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Mental Health PICU provision

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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01 Sep 2026 at 16:16

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21 Jul 2026 at 10:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust procured mental health psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) provision. The service is a healthcare service for people requiring intensive mental health care, delivered in the Greater Manchester area. The requirement was for one provider and formed part of the Trust’s specialist health services. The selected provider is Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital, a large private healthcare organisation. The procurement covered service provision rather than construction, equipment supply or general consultancy. Healthcare providers with the facilities, clinical workforce and operational arrangements to deliver PICU services in Greater Manchester would be the closest commercial fit. The requirement is specific to secure, intensive mental health inpatient provision and is not a general mental health support or community care contract.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust formally awarded the contract to Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital on 4 August 2026 under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, using Direct Award Process C. The stated contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a lifetime value of £1,986,000 including the single requirement. The contract is recorded as active and was signed on 20 July 2026. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a competition. Evaluation used a pass/fail assessment of whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract and was likely to meet the proposed contract: quality carried 100% and price 0%. One bid was recorded. The related lot is marked cancelled, despite the active award and confirmation of contract award.

This award demonstrates an established requirement from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust for specialist mental health PICU capacity in Greater Manchester. A credible future competitor would need to operate an appropriate PICU service, with suitable premises, clinical staffing, governance, safeguarding and the ability to provide intensive inpatient mental health care to the required standard. The selection approach placed all recorded weight on quality and assessed the existing provider against pass/fail criteria, so evidence of reliable performance, safe service delivery and continuity would be central to competing when this requirement next reaches the market. Providers should also be able to work within the Provider Selection Regime and demonstrate that their service provision satisfies the Trust’s key decision-making criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mental Health PICU provision

Notice Description

Mental Health PICU provision

Lot Information

Lot 1

Services to be provided: Mental Health PICU provision
PCFT is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C
Approx lifetime value of contract: PS1,986,000
Contract dates: 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Monday 3rd August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf94
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082813-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 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
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
Postcode
OL6 7SR
Postcode Area
Oldham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Tameside
Electoral Ward
St Peter's
Westminster Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital

Further Information

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