Awarded· 7 Jul 2025
Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Cheshire West and Chester, North West
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Independence Support
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 08:01
View notice2025
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester. The contract went to Independence Support. It was awarded on 7 July 2025. The awarded value is £723,884. The contract runs from 7 July 2025 to 31 December 2025. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 8 July 2025. The notice number is 038068-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055ac7.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process, undertaken by the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, was completed for the provision of a Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations. This service falls under the health services category and is located in Chester, United Kingdom. The process was at the award stage as of 8th July 2025, with the contract period set from 8th July 2025 to 31st December 2025.
The procurement method used was below threshold without competition, with a total contract value of £723,884. The legal basis for this contract was the UKPGA 2023/54, underlining its statutory compliance. Independence Support Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise based in Gloucestershire, was awarded the contract, demonstrating the potential for similar enterprises to engage in public sector contracts.
The notice in full
The Rapid Response Service will support the transport, support, and observation to patients across the Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust footprint. The service will sit within the Urgent Care First Response portfolio and will undertake the following functions: 1. Section 135/ Section 136 observation in acute hospital place of safety (POS) 2.
Patient conveyance 3. Supporting Patients in A and E departments who have been assessed as requiring a mental health inpatient bed. 4.
Support to inpatient mental health wards 5. Support to Home Treatment Teams 6. Support to the Crisis Line Capacity for all responses will be managed centrally by Rapid Response coordinators who will be based in the crisis line and work alongside Clinical Leads to prioritise responses.
Rapid Response Team Members will be based in the Crisis Triage and Response Service (CTRS) and the East Home Treatment Team. S135 / S136 observation in acute hospital POS and takes priority over all other functions of the service and this will be prioritised. 01/04/25 to 31/12/25 PS723,884
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 7 Jul 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Independence Support
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Awards value
- £723,884
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 038068-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055ac7
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Town
- Chester
- Postcode
- CH2 1BQ
- Electoral ward
- Upton
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Area
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Chester, CH2 1BQ · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Independence Support
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £723,884
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations
Who won the Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations contract?
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Independence Support on 7 July 2025. It is due to end on 31 December 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations contract worth?
The awarded value is £723,884. The contract runs from 7 July 2025 to 31 December 2025 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations?
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.
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