North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) Placement
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) PlacementEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
11 August 2026
Type
services
Overview
This Contract Award Notice is placed under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 8 for Direct Award Process B, where the Trust is awarding this contract having conducted spot purchasing analysis and has concluded that this is the only available option. The Trust has a choice of providers and is not seeking to restrict the number of providers.
The service is for specialised Psychiatric care for a named patient. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) are specialist wards that provide inpatient mental health care, assessment and comprehensive treatment to individuals who are experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder.
The contract has been awarded following direct award process B at £1022.00 per day for a nominal period of 4 weeks as the duration is unknown. The patient would be reviewed daily Mon-Fri and would be repatriated where clinically appropriate.
Regulations cited
- Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
Estimated total cost is £28616.00 from 16th July 2026 to not known. The Trust had a spot purchasing arrangement with this provider in the past, and this is a continuation of this service for a new placement, now coming directly through the Trust whereas previously it sat under the ICB. The contract is new as the Trust are placing the contract directly, but the arrangements have been previously in place under spot purchasing via the ICB.
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Priory Hospital
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Cygnet Hospital
2 contracts wonlatest 10 Aug 2026 - 2
Cygnet Sherwood
1 contract wonlatest 11 Aug 2026 - 3
Priory Hospital Arnold
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2026
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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) PlacementKey Dates
Published
11 August 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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