Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2025
Award notice updated
Award Notice · 10:25
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Award notice published
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £615,399.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 16 June 2025. The notice number is 032525-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054910.
Summary of the contracting process
The recent procurement process for the "Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services" was overseen by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, located in Liverpool (UKD7). This process falls under the health and social work services category, which is part of the services industry.
The contract was awarded to the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group on 1 April 2025, after the evaluation criteria were based on a quality criterion with no realistic alternative provider. The contract is valued at approximately £615,399 and is set for a duration of 12 months.
This procurement was conducted through the Direct Award Process A, under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations, highlighting a justified direct award due to the absence of a viable alternative provider. Organisations that are capable of forming strategic partnerships with public health entities like Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust can benefit significantly.
The notice in full
Provision of Clinical and Diagnostic Services to the patients of MCFT
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) has awarded a contract to University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG), Prescot Street, Liverpool, L7 8XP for the provision of specialist clinical and diagnostic services for patients and service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately PS615,399. MCFT is currently in contract with UHLG for these services.
The contract commenced 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. The contract was awarded in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process A where there is an existing provider for the services and there is no realistic alternative to the current provider. The Senior Leadership Team of Community, Mental Health and Secure Divisions have made the decision for the award of this contract.
No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS 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
- £615,399
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
- 032525-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054910
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Town
- Liverpool
- Postcode
- L34 1PJ
- Electoral ward
- St Michaels
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Delivery area
- Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Lynne Kelly
- Phone
- +44 1514730303
- Address
- Liverpool, L34 1PJ · North West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services
Who won the Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services contract?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services contract worth?
The contract value is £615,399.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Specialist Clinical and Diagnostic Services?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Lynne Kelly, on +44 1514730303.
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