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Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Prevention Service

Description: Martin Gallier Project (MGP) supports Psychiatry Liaison, HTT and Crisis lines across the CWP footprint for people (16+)who are experiencing suicidal crisis and would benefit from non-clinical suicide interventions. The model is based around accessibility and no waiting lists ensuring timely support when it's most needed. Once the referral has been received by MGP, a dedicated Suicide Intervention Worker makes contact within 24 hours. A collaborative safety plan is created upon first contact to support immediate risk and face-to-face appointment are offered to ensure ongoing support. As soon as the individual begins to feel safer and more able to manage their immediate risk, they are supported to move forward into post intervention support, so there is flow through the pathway. This contract was first commissioned in Wirral (February (read more...)

Summary: The Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the "Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Prevention Service" under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This initiative, running from 1st July 2026 to 31st March 2027, continues the previously established services by the Martin Gallier Project (MGP). The contract serves the health services industry, focusing on non-clinical support for individuals aged 16 and over in a suicidal crisis across the regions of Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, and the Wirral. Formalized on 10th May 2026, this direct award process confirms the continuity of a critical service first commissioned in Wirral in February 2022, providing a total contract value of £281,250.

Short Breaks - community based activity groups

Description: Cheshire West and Chester Council want to make sure that families have access to meaningful and supportive short breaks services. Objectives * Support carers with their caring responsibilities * Ensure services are outcome focused and, where appropriate, link into supporting a child or young person's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) * Ensure families are in control of how they use short breaks and how to access them * Prioritise the child/young person and parent/carer experience and perspective when designing the services delivered and how they are accessed * Offer disabled children and young people the opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends and reduce loneliness * Reduce escalation to more statutory services i.e. services provided by the local authority which could include social services * (read more...)

Summary: The procurement process described involves Cheshire West and Chester Council as the buying organisation, with the title "Short Breaks - community based activity groups". This process falls under the health and social work services industry category and is located within regions designated as UKD6 in the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently at the tendering stage, with key dates including the end date for tender submissions on 19th June 2026 by 10:00 AM and completion of the award period by 1st October 2026. The procurement method is open, allowing competitive bids, and is designed for community and specialised short breaks to assist families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Brokerage - Targeted Short Breaks for Children

Description: Brokerage Service to manage and oversee access to the Short Breaks Individual Payments service and participation into universal services Overview A single provider will be commissioned to deliver two complementary services to increase access, inclusion, choice, and flexibility for children and young people with SEND and their families to access activities in the community. A) Practical Support and Inclusion: will provide time limited, targeted support to enable children and young people with SEND to access, participate in, and sustain involvement in universal and mainstream community activities. The service will reduce barriers to participation and build confidence, skills, and independence through practical, emotional, and social support before, during, and after activities. Providers will also work with universal services to support reasonable adjustments and promote inclusive practice, including embedding the (read more...)

Summary: The public procurement process initiated by Cheshire West and Chester Council invites tenders for the provision of a Brokerage Service targeting Short Breaks for Children, associated with health and social work services. This open competition aims to commission a single provider to facilitate access to inclusive community activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within Cheshire West and Chester. The procurement stage is currently at the tender phase, with submissions due by 10:00 AM on 12th June 2026. The contract's estimated value is £384,000, and its scope is set to run from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2030, with an option for renewal. The procurement is carried out under a light-touch regime, accommodating service providers in the UKD63 region.

National Framework Agreement for the provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Description: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The overall aim of the Framework Agreement is to provide Mental Health and Wellbeing services for young people, adults or both. The Framework intends to cover a range of services that fall within the scope of Mental Health and Wellbeing services, delivered either virtually or in person. This is a Framework under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 In accordance with Regulation 17 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and Regulation 17 of The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, the Framework will be open to applications from new potential Providers during the Term of the Framework. Previously (read more...)

Summary: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has concluded a National Framework Agreement for the provision of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, with an approximate lifetime value of £135,000,000. This framework is aimed at delivering mental health and wellbeing services to young people and adults across various regions in the UK, encompassing services that can be provided virtually or in person. The procurement process follows the regulations outlined in The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The framework permits applications from new providers throughout its term, ensuring flexibility and adaptability in meeting service demands. Recent awards have been made to suppliers such as Healios Ltd, NEXTGEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD, and MoodEaser Ltd, among others, with contracts signed as recently as May 18, 2026.

Provision of Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recovery Services

Description: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-061162 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05a585. The awarding of this framework agreement 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 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 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 midnight at the end of 30th December 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR. The award decision makers were two Senior Commercial (read more...)

Summary: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is set to establish a framework agreement for the provision of falls prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery services under the Health and Social Work Services category (CPV 85000000), covering various regions across the UK, including England and Wales. This procurement process is being conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with a framework value estimated at £17,000,000. The competitive process, which falls under an open procurement method, has recently concluded with Pure Physiotherapy being confirmed for Lot 1, following the finalization of a standstill period. The aim of this framework is to provide compliant solutions that align with the NHS's key performance indicators, with a total framework duration of four years.

Customer Services Telephony

Description: Customer Services Telephony - Soft Market Testing. Please find the advert details and attached document published on The Chest: www.the-chest.org.uk.

Summary: Cheshire West and Chester Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Customer Services Telephony," falling under the goods category and focused on software packages and information systems. Located in Ellesmere Port, UK, the contract spans from 14 May 2026 to 26 May 2026. Interested parties should note that the procurement stage is at the planning phase with a scheduled engagement milestone due on 26 May 2026. The procurement process has been initiated with the aim of conducting soft market testing, as detailed in the preliminary market engagement notice published on 13 May 2026.

Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Provision

Description: Within Cheshire West there are 3 forms of Safe Accommodation offered, Refuge & Dispersed accommodation and Sanctuary Schemes. Although the Domestic Abuse Act acknowledges the critical role of refuge in providing safety and support, particularly to those victims at high risk of serious harm, the government recognises that those harmed by domestic abuse may need to live in a variety of different forms of relevant safe accommodation. Dispersed properties are homes across CWAC ranging from one-bedroom flats to three-bedroom family homes. 164 referrals have been made to safe accommodation services over the latest 12 months; a 15.6% increase compared the same period last year (141). 76 (46.6%) of referrals were from CWaC persons harmed, 87 were from individuals residing out of borough. Purpose of the Market Engagement This (read more...)

Summary: The Cheshire West and Chester Council has initiated a procurement process titled "Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Provision" under the category of health and social work services. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the aim of improving and expanding safe accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse. Key participants in this initiative will have opportunities to contribute to service outcomes such as improved safety and wellness for survivors and increased accommodation units in line with the borough's needs assessment. A critical engagement date is the online market event scheduled for 4th June 2026. The contracting period for this service is expected to commence on 28th July 2027 and conclude on 27th July 2031, covering regions in the UK identified as UKD6.

Falls Prevention and Detection Products, Systems and Support Services

Description: The overall aim of the Framework is to provide a compliant route to market facilitating the procurement of Falls prevention and detection products along with Integrated Systems and Related Support Services.

Summary: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is initiating the procurement process for a new framework aimed at acquiring Falls Prevention and Detection Products, Systems, and Support Services. This procurement, planned for goods and with an industry category related to medical consumables and devices, is currently in the planning stage. It is set to take place in the United Kingdom, with the key milestone being a scheduled preliminary market engagement ending on 2nd June 2026. The framework, compliant with central government public procurement standards, will be structured under a framework agreement, with the contract period commencing on 1st October 2026 and concluding on 1st October 2034.

Provision of a deep geothermal solution

Description: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (The Contracting Authority) is seeking a suitably skilled supplier for a geothermal solution for heating the hospital, to displace fossil fuel heating. The successful Bidder is expected to take the project through a series of technical and project gateways so that an opportunity can be determined as efficiently as possible and then made bankable into an energy services proposal. The Contracting Authority's definition of a deep geothermal solution is defined as drilling beyond 500 metres below surface in order to harness higher temperatures. For deeper geothermal systems, technologies such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS) are utilised and are described as follows: EGS: involves improving the permeability of the rocks to create an artificial reservoir in (read more...)

Summary: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a deep geothermal heating solution. This initiative, set at their Chester location in the UK, falls under the 'works' industry category. The contracting authority is seeking to replace fossil fuel heating by drilling beyond 500 metres to harness geothermal energy. Suppliers are invited to engage in preliminary market engagement, with a key deadline for this phase set for 26th May 2026. The procurement initiation type is a tender, and engagement notices are already published, encouraging suppliers to participate.

Cheshire and Warrington Community Energy Support

Description: Cheshire and Warrington is home to a substantial and thriving range of community energy organisations. The current pipeline of projects in feasibility and development totals 40MWp, with a portfolio including interesting and varied schemes covering solar, hydroelectricity, energy storage, and more. Many of these groups have been supported over the last two years by the Community Energy Fund, managed by the North West Net Zero Hub on behalf of DESNZ, which funded feasibility studies and supported viable projects on their journey from ideation to delivery. In February this year. DESNZ published their local power plan, highlighting their commitment to delivery 8GW of new local power projects by 2030, and Great British Energy have launched their new community fund - inviting expressions of interest from the community and looking (read more...)

Summary: The procurement process is initiated by Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington, located at Wyvern House in Winsford, UK. The tender, titled "Cheshire and Warrington Community Energy Support," falls under the services category, specifically focusing on research and consultancy services within the energy sector. This tender aims to support community energy projects across Cheshire and Warrington, with a total value of £25,000 excluding VAT. The procurement process is in the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on 27th May 2026. The project intends to commence on 1st June 2026 and run until the end of September 2026, encouraging participation from SMEs and VCSEs.