Awarded· 2 Dec 2024
To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people with SMI
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Knowsley, North West
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people with SMI. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Sefton Cvs
2024
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:14
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 14:03
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About this tender
In brief
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has awarded To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people with SMI. It is a contract for other health and social care in Knowsley. The contract went to Sefton Cvs. It was awarded on 2 December 2024. The contract value is £483,762.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 February 2025. The notice number is 006237-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04c30e.
Summary of the contracting process
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to collaborate with local voluntary sector organisations to address the needs of individuals suffering from Severe and Enduring Mental Illness in Sefton.
The contract, titled "To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people with SMI," falls under the category of health and social work services and covers key areas such as reducing loneliness and isolation, managing the cost of living crisis, and supporting carers. The procurement process is at the award stage, with Sefton CVS identified as the supplier.
The contract was announced on 19 December 2024 and is set to run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for another two years. The total contract value is £483,762. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a strong track record in providing similar services, as well as those already established within the local community.
The notice in full
To put in place arrangements with local voluntary sector organisations to address the following needs for those with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness; Reduction in Loneliness & Isolation, Managing the Cost of Living Crisis and Support for Carers in Sefton
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
MCFT intends to contract with Sefton CVS, Suite 3b Burlington House, Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LG to put in place arrangements with local voluntary sector organisations to address the following needs for those with Severe and Enduring Mental Illness; Reduction in Loneliness & Isolation, Managing the Cost of Living Crisis and Support for Carers. MCFT is currently in contract with Sefton CVS.
For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably.
The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline 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
- Sefton Cvs
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £483,762
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
- 006237-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c30e
- 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
- Prescot, L34 1PJ · North West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Sefton Cvs
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people… contract?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Sefton Cvs on 2 December 2024.
How much is the To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people… contract worth?
The contract value is £483,762.
Who is the buyer for To work with local voluntary sector organisations to address needs of people…?
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Knowsley, North West. The named contact is Lynne Kelly, on +44 1514730303.
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