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GP & Specialist Nurse services for Soss Moss Hospital and Greenways Unit

CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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25 Aug 2026 at 08:50

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12 Aug 2026 at 15:43

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust procured GP and specialist nurse services for Soss Moss Hospital and the Greenways Unit. The service provides primary care and ongoing physical-health monitoring and screening for patients in three inpatient mental-health or learning-disability wards. It is intended for people with serious mental illness or learning disability who may have co-morbid physical-health conditions, reduced life expectancy and extended inpatient stays. Some patients are admitted from outside Cheshire and may not be registered with a local GP or eligible for registration, so the provider must support access to continuing healthcare. The procurement is for health services, with delivery at the Trust’s inpatient units. Better Health Manchester Ltd was identified as the supplier able to match the previous service and meet the wards’ needs.

The contract was formally awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using the Most Suitable Provider route. The decision was approved on 9 July 2026 and the formal award date was 25 August 2026. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a competition notice. There was one lot, with an approximate lifetime value of £32,120. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, and the contract was signed on 22 July 2026. Better Health Manchester Ltd is the active awarded supplier, with one bid recorded. The evaluation considered quality and innovation at 20%, value at 15%, integration, collaboration and service sustainability at 15%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice at 20%, and social value at 30%. The Trust may agree extensions of 12 months followed by a further 12 months.

This requirement suits established primary-care and community-health providers able to deliver GP and specialist nursing support in inpatient mental-health or learning-disability settings. A credible competitor would need CQC registration and authority to provide regulated healthcare services, sound financial governance, qualified clinical staff and effective clinical-governance arrangements. Relevant experience includes NHS primary-care delivery and work with patients who have serious mental illness, learning disability, complex physical-health needs or limited access to ordinary GP registration. The selected supplier demonstrated a multidisciplinary team including GPs, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, physiotherapists, mental-health practitioners and care coordinators. Providers able to evidence positive CQC-rated services, accountable leadership, staff support, collaboration with NHS mental-health trusts and practical social-value or health-inequality initiatives would be well placed when this Trust next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GP & Specialist Nurse services for Soss Moss Hospital and Greenways Unit

Notice Description

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Most Suitable Provider PSR Regulations. It is nationally recognised that service users with serious mental illness or learning disability are more likely to have co-morbid physical health issues and shorter life expectancy. Residing in inpatient services for long periods of time can also result in service users being more likely to develop long term physical health conditions. A number of service users within each of the units covered by the service level agreement will have been admitted from outside of the Cheshire footprint and therefore will not be registered with a local GP, or eligible for such registration. This service provision allows access to ongoing physical health monitoring/ screening. Better Health Manchester Ltd are able to offer a service which aligns with the needs of the three wards, and matches the service provided by the previous provider. They currently work with other NHS Mental Health Trusts and have extensive experience of working with these patient cohorts.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Better Health Manchester Ltd meets the basic selection criteria through its CQC registration and authority to deliver regulated healthcare services; with evidence of financial governance; and its extensive experience in delivering NHS primary care services supported by qualified staff, established clinical governance arrangements, and positive CQC-rated service The organisation provides NHS primary care services through GP practices in Manchester and has operated independently as a not-for-profit social enterprise since 2011, reinvesting resources into patient care, staff and the local community. The board of directors is multi-disciplinary and has a clear structure of accountability. The team includes a wide range of healthcare professionals to include: Care coordinators, GPs, Healthcare assistants, mental health practitioners, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physiotherapists and practice nurses. They have a Staff Consultation Group with elected representatives, so everyone's views are heard. The Staff Wellbeing Programme helps to ensure that everyone is supported and work as a team. Any additional resources are used to fund projects that add social value and break down health inequality. 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 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th August 2026 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Most Suitable Provider. Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - PS32,120 The Service is intended to be provided; 01/09/2026 to 31/08/2027

Options: If in agreement with the Commissioner this Contract can potentially be extended by 12 months then by an additional 12 months.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR Most Suitable Provider. On the 9th July 2026, Head of Clinical Services and Deputy Head of Clinical Services approved this decision at the SMH ACFR East Acute Wards Meeting and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy. The following criteria informed the decision: Quality and innovation: 20% Value: 15% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 15% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20% Social Value: 30% Representations by providers must be made to cwp.contracts@nhs.net by 24th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080607-2026
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
£32,120 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 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
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1BQ
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Better Health Manchester Ltd

Further Information

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