Awarded· 25 Sept 2025
Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Cheshire West and Chester, North West
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cygnet Healthcare
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:59
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 08:39
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About this tender
In brief
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester. The contract went to Cygnet Healthcare. It was awarded on 25 September 2025. The contract value is £1,617,840.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 October 2025. The notice number is 063551-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a392.
Summary of the contracting process
The Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults, valued at £1,617,840. This contract, which falls under the services industry category specifically relating to psychiatric hospital services, was awarded to Cygnet Healthcare Ltd. The procurement process was conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, utilising a direct award process.
The contract, signed on 26th September 2025, will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2025. The services are located within the CWP footprint in the UK, ensuring that community teams maintain close proximity to patients. Cygnet Healthcare Ltd, a large national organisation registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), was chosen due to technical reasons that identified a lack of competition in the market.
The notice in full
This provider has historically provided services through our GM Contract. They are National organisation who are CQC registered and offer a range of health and social care services for patients with mental health needs. Cygnet meet the continuity of care principles which are important part of CWP ethos.
Cygnet ensure the quality network for Mental Health Rehab works with the services to improve inpatient and community rehab wards. Good practice and high-quality care are recognised and services supported to address areas for improvement. They are located within the CWP footprint, which assists with the community teams having close proximity to patients.
The KPIs of this organisation have always been met through the relationship within the contract and the wider contract with GM.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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 PA23 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 decision makers by 8th October 2025 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR This provider has historically provided services through our GM Contract.
They are National organisation who are CQC registered and offer a range of health and social care services for patients with mental health needs. Cygnet meet the continuity of care principles which are important part of CWP ethos. Cygnet ensure the quality network for Mental Health Rehab works with the services to improve inpatient and community rehab wards.
Good practice and high-quality care are recognised and services supported to address areas for improvement. They are located within the CWP footprint, which assists with the community teams having close proximity to patients. The KPIs of this organisation have always been met through the relationship within the contract and the wider contract with GM.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Cygnet Healthcare
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,617,840
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 063551-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a392
- CPV code
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Town
- Chester
- Postcode
- CH2 1BQ
- Electoral ward
- Upton
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Chester, CH2 1BQ · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cygnet Healthcare
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults
Who won the Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults contract?
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Cygnet Healthcare on 25 September 2025.
How much is the Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults contract worth?
The contract value is £1,617,840.
Who is the buyer for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Adults?
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.
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