Awarded· 14 Feb 2025
Infection, Prevention and Control
Cheshire West and Chester Council · Cheshire West and Chester, North West
Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded Infection, Prevention and Control. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:49
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About this tender
In brief
Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded Infection, Prevention and Control. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester. The contract went to Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 14 February 2025. The contract value is £786,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 March 2025. The notice number is 007811-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e946.
Summary of the contracting process
Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded a contract to Cheshire And Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) services. This contract falls under the Health and Social Work Services category and encompasses the UKD6 region. The procurement method utilised was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
The process's key dates include the contracting phase completion on 14th February 2025, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2025. The contract is valued at £262,000 per year, aiming to respond to and prevent infectious diseases effectively.
The notice in full
Within the Council the Public Health Team are responsible for commissioning Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) services. The vision for the service is an intelligence led prevention driven service that can respond to emerging issues in an efficient and effective way. It is recognised that prevention is crucial to reducing the risk of significant harm posed by some infectious diseases.
The service needs to demonstrate a clear commitment to prevention through a clear annual planning process and strong partnership working. With partners, the service should be committed to the aspiration of a reduction in community-onset gram negative bacteraemia counts and rates, reduction in community-attributed C. difficile bacteraemia counts and rates, and zero avoidable cases of community-onset MRSA.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Within the Council the Public Health Team are responsible for commissioning Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) services. The vision for the service is an intelligence led prevention driven service that can respond to emerging issues in an efficient and effective way. It is recognised that prevention is crucial to reducing the risk of significant harm posed by some infectious diseases.
The service needs to demonstrate a clear commitment to prevention through a clear annual planning process and strong partnership working. With partners, the service should be committed to the aspiration of a reduction in community-onset gram negative bacteraemia counts and rates, reduction in community-attributed C. difficile bacteraemia counts and rates, and zero avoidable cases of community-onset MRSA. Aims of the Infection Prevention and Control Service
- To prevent individuals from acquiring a preventable infection
- To prevent the onward transmission of preventable infections Additional information: This was awarded under PSR Direct Award C.
Contract value PS262k per year. Contract commences 1st April 2025. Evaluation carried out by Council officers in the public health team with a moderator from procurement present.
No conflicts of interest declared.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £786,000
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
- 007811-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e946
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Town
- Chester
- Postcode
- CH65 0BA
- Electoral ward
- Central & Grange
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Delivery area
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Debbie Pitcher
- Address
- Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
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Questions about Infection, Prevention and Control
Who won the Infection, Prevention and Control contract?
Cheshire West and Chester Council awarded the contract to Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on 14 February 2025.
How much is the Infection, Prevention and Control contract worth?
The contract value is £786,000.
Who is the buyer for Infection, Prevention and Control?
Cheshire West and Chester Council, based in Cheshire West and Chester, North West. The named contact is Debbie Pitcher.
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