North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement Reference Number LD/RB06
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The North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a contract for providing out-of-area psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) placement. This contract was awarded on 9 June 2025 and is categorized under psychiatric hospital services within healthcare, located in Lickey, Birmingham. Proceeding through the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the direct award process, the total estimated cost of the contract is £27,692.
The award was conducted without a prior call for competition due to its specialised nature with limited availability, tailored for a specific patient case. The procurement is identified as Direct Award under the PSR Regulations 2023, with Priory Barnt Green as the chosen provider. This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in psychiatric care services, particularly those capable of delivering highly specialised care for acutely disturbed mental health patients.
Service providers with a focus on intensive inpatient mental health care and a track record in specialised care can leverage such contracts to expand their service portfolios. This procurement approach benefits businesses ready to adapt to direct awards and those familiar with the healthcare regulatory landscape. Given the niche requirement, businesses in the health sector, particularly large-scale enterprises, are potentially well-positioned to benefit from contracts of this nature.
This Contract Award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The Service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient.
Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The Contract has been awarded following Direct Award process B, at PS989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the exact duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate.
Estimated total cost is PS27,692 from 9th June 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
This Contract Award notice is placed under the Healthcare Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023 Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where the ICB is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and concluded that this is the only available option. The ICB has a choice of providers, and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers. The Service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder. The Contract has been awarded following Direct Award process B, at PS989.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the exact duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily mon-fri and would be re-patriated where clinically appropriate. Estimated total cost is PS27,692 from 9th June 2025 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of that service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
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