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title: "Cheshire and Merseyside Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 sub-contract between Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust"
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published: "2026-09-16"
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# Cheshire and Merseyside Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 sub-contract between Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer: CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773e2

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## Summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust commissioned specialised Tier 4 child and adolescent mental health services from Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The requirement was for a specialist inpatient placement in a general adolescent unit for a young person with severe learning disabilities and complex needs, addressing immediate risks to safety and quality of care. The service specification covers general adolescent services, including specialist eating disorder services, and the Tier 4 child and adolescent mental health inpatient learning disability service. Delivery is at the Becton Centre for Children and Young People, Ruby Lodge, in Beighton, Sheffield. This is a health service contract focused on specialist inpatient mental health care for children and young people, rather than general community, adult or non-clinical support.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 20 August 2026 to Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. It runs from 20 August 2026 to 19 February 2027. The indicative contract value is £500,000, with payment based on agreed cost-per-case rates and any exceptional care packages; the arrangement is zero value and zero volume in guaranteed activity or payment terms. The contract was awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime, without prior publication of a competition. The selection used a limited award procedure because an immediate placement was required. Evaluation gave 100% weighting to quality, specifically addressing immediate safety and care-quality risks, and 0% to price. One bid was recorded.

This award indicates demand for providers able to deliver highly specialised Tier 4 inpatient mental health care for children and adolescents with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. A credible future competitor would need an appropriate general adolescent unit, clinical capability for inpatient learning disability services, and the ability to manage urgent placements where safety and quality of care are at immediate risk. Experience with specialist eating disorder provision is relevant because it forms part of the referenced general adolescent service specification. Providers would also need to operate at NHS commissioning standards, accept activity-based cost-per-case payment, and accommodate exceptional packages of care where required. The incumbent is a large NHS foundation trust delivering the service in Sheffield.

## Notice

Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; Specialist placement in line with 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including eating disorder services and appendix 2 C07/S/a - Tier 4 CAMHs In-Patient Learning Disability Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An appropriate general adolescent unit to meet the particular complex needs of a young person with severe learning disabilities. Specification codes: 170022/S - General Adolescent Services (GAU) including specialist eating disorder services and appendix 2 C07/S/a - Tier 4 CAMHs In-Patient Learning Disability Service. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate GAU for a patient with severe learning disabilities, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. The sub-contract commenced on 20 August 2026 and will cease on 19 February 2027. The contract value of PS500,000 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate GAU for a patient with severe learning disabilities, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087965-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH2 1BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Upton |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 16:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087965-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.levelupcm.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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