Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Speech and Language Therapy
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Speech and Language Therapy. 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
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:43
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Speech and Language Therapy. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £120,000.
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 032532-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-054921.
Summary of the contracting process
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, located in Liverpool, has concluded the procurement process for the provision of specialist speech and language therapy services, awarding a contract valued at £120,000 to the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. This falls under the Health and Social Work Services category, with the procurement classified as "services" aimed at supporting Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust's Transcend Service.
The process followed the Provider Selection Regime Regulations, employing a Direct Award Process due to the lack of alternatives to the existing provider, witnessed through its status marked as completed on 16 June 2025. This procurement presents a business growth opportunity for firms specialising in health and social work services within the UKD7 region.
The awarded contract underscores a specifically tailored skill set, whereby healthcare providers with expertise in speech and language therapy services can position themselves to meet similar needs.
Although this procurement pursued a limited method under the Provider Selection Regime, organisations with robust portfolios in similar service provisions may demonstrate their credentials for future tenders in this industry, ensuring alignment with public health objectives and augmenting service delivery capabilities within the community healthcare spectrum.
The notice in full
Provision of specialist speech and language therapist for service users of MCFT Transcend Service
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 speech and language therapist for service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Transcend Service. The contract value is approximately PS120,000. 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 Care Division has 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
- University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
- 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
- £120,000
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
- 032532-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054921
- 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
- University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Speech and Language Therapy
Who won the Speech and Language Therapy contract?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to University Hospitals of Liverpool Group on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Speech and Language Therapy contract worth?
The contract value is £120,000.
Who is the buyer for Speech and Language Therapy?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Lynne Kelly, on +44 1514730303.
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