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title: "Liverpool Crisis Cafe"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04475d"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Liverpool Crisis Cafe

Buyer: MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04475d

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## Summary

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of a Crisis Café in Liverpool under a limited procurement method without prior publication. The contract with a value of £460,000 is awarded to Creative Support Ltd, effective from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 following a Direct Award Process C. The award decision was made by the Senior Leadership Team of the Mental Health Care Division. The contracting authority website is http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services industry to engage with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide Crisis Café services would be well-suited to compete for similar opportunities. The successful bidder, Creative Support Ltd, showcases the potential for existing providers to secure further contracts for similar services through direct awards.

## Notice

The provision of a Crisis Cafe in Liverpool

### Lot Information

Lot 1

MCFT intends to contract with Creative Support Ltd, 181-185 London Road, Liverpool, L3 8JG for the provision of a Crisis Cafe in Liverpool. This is to offer open access for individuals who require immediate non-clinical interventions out of hours. MCFT is currently in contract with Creative Support Ltd. For the new contract MCFT intends to contract for the service for a period of a further 12 months from 01 April 2024.It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

### 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014575-2024 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £460,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | PRESCOT |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L34 1PJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | St Michaels |
| Westminster constituency | Knowsley |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CREATIVE SUPPORT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 May 2024 at 15:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014575-2024
- 11 Mar 2024 at 16:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007725-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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