Awarded· 12 Mar 2024
Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and Merseyside
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and Merseyside. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Warrington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:18
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has awarded Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and Merseyside. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Warrington. The contract went to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 12 March 2024. The contract value is £506,515,614.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 29 April 2025. The notice number is 017728-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05097a.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has completed a procurement process within the healthcare services industry. This process culminated in the award of a contract for Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Community Services across Cheshire and Merseyside to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract, valued at £506,515,614, commenced on 1st April 2024 and is set to expire on 31st March 2025.
The award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the Award procedure executed without prior publication of a call for competition due to the absence of a realistic alternative provider. The contract includes critical services, such as district nursing, podiatry, and phlebotomy, and serves regions UKD6 and UKD7 with no planned options for extension.
Organisations that can offer innovative solutions and quality service delivery in line with NHS England's guidelines will find advantageous positions to compete in future healthcare bids. This contract exemplifies the potential for substantial revenue through contracted NHS collaborations, particularly for large-scale service providers like Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The notice in full
NHS Mental Health Trust Services to deliver health and care in mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care. NHS Community Services to deliver local, accessible services such as District Nursing, therapies, phlebotomy, podiatry and treatment room care for patients.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main mental health and learning disability services provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated annual contract value of PS506,515,614 This contract now includes elements of service that have been delegated by NHS England.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Mersey Care 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
- £506,515,614
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
- 017728-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05097a
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1QY
- Electoral ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Delivery area
- Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Warrington
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Helen Quinn
- Address
- Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and… contract?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust on 12 March 2024.
How much is the Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and… contract worth?
The contract value is £506,515,614.
Who is the buyer for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services in Cheshire and…?
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Helen Quinn.
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