Sub-Contract for Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Services for Cheshire and Merseyside

Concepts

• health services
• chester
• specialist eating disorder services
• general adolescent services
• adolescent mental health services
• mental health inpatient services
• adolescent
• merseyside
• a general adolescent unit
• specialised tier 4 child and adolescent mental health services

Location

Cygnet Bury Bolton Road Bury BL8 2BS

Description

Specialised Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; Specialist placement in line with 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services.

Total Quantity or Scope

General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services - Admission for one young person to a general adolescent unit, to meet the particular complex needs of the patient. Specification code: 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services. 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 including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. The sub-contract commenced on 18 July 2025 and will cease on 17 July 2026. The contract value of £55,638 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

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. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate general adolescent unit including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.

Other 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. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate general adolescent unit including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. Awarded in line with internal governance processes. There are no known conflicts of interest or potential conflicts. The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the provider as it is awarded on a zero value, zero volume basis and activity levels may differ during the period of the service provision due to factors beyond the commissioner's control. Payment will be based on the activity delivered, paid at the agreed rates.