Acute Secondary Care, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services for Children and Young People across Cheshire and Merseyside

Location

Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley. However, services may also be accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire & South Cumbria and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Description

NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver services for children and young people including medical care, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, outpatients, surgery, urgent and emergency care, mental health and community paediatric services.

Total Quantity or Scope

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main provider of acute secondary care, mental health and learning disability services for children and young people across Cheshire and Merseyside. NHS Greater Manchester ICB, NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, NHS Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB and NHS England are Associate Commissioners to this contract. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £377,250,467.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR)confirmation of Contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, and Resource Committee approved this decision. One committee member had a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the Conflict of Interest policy.