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

Buyer: North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1e1

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## Summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust commissioned out-of-area psychiatric intensive care (PICU) placement services for a named patient. The service provides specialist inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment for someone experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. Care is delivered at Cygnet Sherwood in Mansfield, near Nottingham, while the commissioning Trust is based in Trentham, Staffordshire. The arrangement covers a highly specialised psychiatric service with limited national availability. The patient is reviewed daily from Monday to Friday and is repatriated when clinically appropriate. This is a healthcare services requirement, classified as psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500), rather than general mental health support, community care or routine hospital provision.

The procurement has been awarded to Cygnet Sherwood, with an active contract. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust used Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process B, following spot-purchasing analysis and contact with all known providers; only Cygnet Sherwood responded within the required timeframe. The award decision was made on 12 July 2026 and the contract was signed on 13 July 2026. The nominal contract period is four weeks from 13 July 2026, although the clinical duration is unknown and the end date is not fixed. The rate is £1,035 per day, with an estimated total value of £28,980. Evaluation was based entirely on price and availability. The procurement used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice.

This requirement is relevant to providers operating specialist psychiatric intensive care units with capacity for patients requiring the highest-acuity inpatient mental health treatment. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate access to appropriately specialised PICU facilities, the ability to accept an out-of-area placement, and clinical arrangements for assessment, comprehensive treatment and weekday patient review. The service also requires flexibility around the patient’s eventual repatriation when clinically appropriate, so providers need to coordinate safely with the referring NHS Trust and support transfer planning. The award shows that the Trust uses direct provider selection for highly specialised placements where availability is limited, while considering price and immediate capacity. Previous spot-purchasing experience with the buyer or related NHS commissioning arrangements would help demonstrate continuity and operational reliability.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime)Regulations 2023, Regulation 8 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. Estimated total cost is PS28980.00 from 13th 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, Regulation 8 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. Estimated total cost is PS28980.00 from 13th 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. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or replaced PA2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The Award decision makers for this procurement were the Service Manager 12thJuly 2026. No conflicts of Interest were identified.

### Procurement Information

Under PSR Direct Award Process B for the award of this contract, the patient has no legal right to choose, 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076449-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £28,980 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement |
| Locality | TRENTHAM |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 8HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hanford, Newstead & Trentham |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent South |
| Delivery location | TLF15 North Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Cygnet Sherwood |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 18:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076449-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.combined.nhs.uk/contact/contact-us/

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