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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement

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10 Aug 2026 at 16:48

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Summary of the contracting process

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust commissioned specialised psychiatric intensive care for a named patient. The service is inpatient mental health care for someone experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder, including assessment and comprehensive treatment in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The patient is to be reviewed daily from Monday to Friday and repatriated when clinically appropriate. The work is delivered at Cygnet Hospital in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. This is a healthcare services requirement, classified under CPV 85111500, and is bought directly by North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust rather than through the previously used integrated care board arrangement. The requirement represents a new placement and a continuation of earlier spot-purchasing arrangements with the provider.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Cygnet Hospital on 29 July 2026. The contract is active and was signed on the same date. Its estimated value is £28,980, with a stated rate of £1,035 per day and a nominal four-week contract period. The Trust used the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process B, an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. It carried out spot-purchasing analysis and contacted known providers; the published rationale states that only Cygnet Hospital responded within the required timeframe for this highly specialised service with limited national availability. Evaluation was based entirely on price and availability, with the criterion given a weighting of 100.

This requirement is most relevant to established mental health providers operating specialist Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, particularly those able to accept acutely disturbed patients and provide secure, intensive inpatient assessment and treatment. A credible future competitor would need clinical capacity for named-patient placements, reliable availability at short notice, weekday clinical review arrangements and the ability to support repatriation when clinically appropriate. The award indicates that the Trust values immediate access to highly specialised psychiatric care and may assess providers on both price and confirmed availability. Previous spot-purchasing experience with the buyer, or a demonstrable ability to respond quickly when other known providers are contacted, would be commercially relevant. The service is delivered in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, so local operational capability may support responsiveness.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement

Notice Description

This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation8 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 is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. 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 PS1035.00 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 repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimating total cost is PS28980.00 from 29th July 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly, but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation8 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 is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. 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 PS1035.00 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 repatriated where clinically appropriate. Estimating total cost is PS28980.00 from 29th July 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly, but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.

Procurement Information

Under PSR Direct Award B, the patient has no legal right to choose for this service, but the Trust does not want to restrict the number of providers. This is highly specialised psychiatric services with limited availability nationally. All known providers were contacted to ascertain whether they could provide the required service, only this supplier responded in the required timeframe.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e09b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075919-2026
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

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£28,980 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks 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
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRENTHAM
Postcode
ST4 8HH
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG3 West Midlands
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cygnet Hospital

Further Information

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