North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement Reference number LD/RBO4

The North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has completed a procurement process under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023. This contract concerns the provision of specialised Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) services for a named patient. Awarded on the 25th of April 2025, the process has utilised Direct Award Process B, highlighting that this was the only viable option after a spot purchasing analysis.

The service is provided by Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, located in Cheadle, Cheshire. The procurement is categorised under services within the psychiatric hospital services industry, with the service delivery agreed at £989 per day for an unspecified duration, subject to weekly reviews. This tender can significantly benefit businesses specialising in psychiatric care services, particularly those with capabilities in providing highly specialised PICU services.

Organisations experienced in delivering acute mental health care, assessment, and comprehensive treatment are best positioned to leverage such opportunities for business growth. As this contract follows a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition, it highlights the necessity for providers to maintain readiness to respond promptly to such direct award opportunities. This specificity in procurement offers a strategic advantage to psychiatric services with the capability to deliver high-level care promptly where there is limited national availability.