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Awarded· 21 Jan 2025

Talking Therapies Service in Warrington

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb · Warrington, North West

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb has awarded Talking Therapies Service in Warrington. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Mental Health Matters

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:19

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:55

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb has awarded Talking Therapies Service in Warrington. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The contract went to Mental Health Matters. It was awarded on 21 January 2025. The contract value is £2,315,838.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 25 March 2025. The notice number is 011109-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e70a.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB is overseeing the procurement of a Talking Therapies Service in Warrington, classified under health services. The procurement process, now in the Award stage, involves a direct contract award to the existing provider.

The new contract for delivering timely assessments and evidence-based therapies for mental health issues, including support for patients with long-term physical health conditions, will start on 1st April 2025 and run until 31st December 2025. The contract value is £2,315,838, and the service will be provided at Mental Health Matters' Warrington office, located at Ribban Court, Bewsey Street, Warrington, WA2 7JQ.

The procurement process prioritises social value, increasing access to services, reducing health inequalities, and ensuring service sustainability, which aligns with the strategic goals of healthcare providers aiming to expand their impact and service reach.

The notice in full

A Talking Therapies Service for Warrington registered patients that includes:

  • Provision of timely and appropriate assessments for the range of common mental health problems; identifying the severity of symptoms, the degree of associated functional impairment and the duration of the episode. .
  • The timely provision of selected evidence-based therapies (as outlined within NICE Guidance) and associated routine collection of outcome measures.
  • For service users with co-morbid long-term physical health problems or medically unexplained symptoms - a reduction in the utilisation of physical health care e.g. attendances at A&E departments, non-elective admissions, referrals to outpatient appointments, GP appointments, use of Out of Hours.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Warrington Place intend to award a 9 month contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver the Talking Therapies Service in Warrington. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2025, expire on 31st December 2025 and has a contract value of PS2,315,838.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Mental Health Matters
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£2,315,838

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
011109-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e70a
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb is based in Warrington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Warrington
Town
Warrington
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Electoral ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Constituency
Warrington South
Delivery area
Warrington
Region
North West
Sub-region
Warrington
Area
Cheshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb
Category
Services
Contact
Angela Burton
Address
Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Mental Health Matters
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Talking Therapies Service in Warrington

Who won the Talking Therapies Service in Warrington contract?

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb awarded the contract to Mental Health Matters on 21 January 2025.

How much is the Talking Therapies Service in Warrington contract worth?

The contract value is £2,315,838.

Who is the buyer for Talking Therapies Service in Warrington?

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Icb, based in Warrington, North West. The named contact is Angela Burton.

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