Awarded· 25 Jun 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 25 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 13:00
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
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 25 June 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. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 25 June 2025. The notice number is 035082-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05536e.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process involves the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which intends to award a contract for a Rapid Response Service to support Section 136 Observations. The contract is valued at £723,884 and is structured under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, with none of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provisions applicable. The procurement method used is direct, below threshold, and without competition.
The procurement process is in the award stage, with the contract period set from 8th July 2025 to 31st December 2025. Interested parties were required to make their representations by 7th July 2025. The service falls under the health services category and is located in Chester, United Kingdom.
SMEs like Independence Support Ltd, currently delivering the service, demonstrate that smaller enterprises with the relevant expertise are well-positioned to succeed in such procurement processes.
The notice in full
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th July 2025 to cwp.contracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
ISL has been providing this service since 2022 when funding was made available by the ICB to respond to the increase in demand for mental health 136 observations and support across the CWP footprint. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered. There are plans in place to go out to tender for this service within this financial year.
As this procurement exercise will take time there is a need to extend this contract so there is no break in service. 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)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
- Awarded to
- Independence Support
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK5 - Transparency 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
- Pending
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 035082-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05536e
- 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 25 June 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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