Awarded contract

Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement

Awarded
£29k
Published 10 Aug 2026

NHS Trust seeking to award a specialized psychiatric intensive care placement at £1,035 per day for acute mental health treatment.

United Kingdom· West MidlandsPublished 10 Aug 2026· 2 days agoFind a Tender

Decision brief

4 fields
  • Contract value
    £28,980
    Pounds sterling
  • Closing date
    Rolling
    No closing date published
  • Sector
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  • Location
    United Kingdom
    West Midlands

Suppliers

1 supplier

Lifecycle

Awarded

Contract awarded. Originally published 2 days ago.

10 August 2026
Awarded — no open tender advertised

Brief

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is awarding a contract for specialized psychiatric intensive care services for a named patient requiring acute mental health treatment. This is a Direct Award Process B contract under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, based on spot purchasing analysis determining this as the only available option. The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) provides inpatient mental health care, assessment, and comprehensive treatment for individuals experiencing severe acute mental health crises. Key contract details: Rate of £1,035 per day for a nominal 4-week period (exact duration unknown), with estimated total cost of £28,980 from 29 July 2026 onwards. The patient will receive daily reviews Monday to Friday and will be repatriated when clinically appropriate. This contract continues a previous spot purchasing arrangement previously managed through the Integrated Care Board (ICB), now being placed directly by the Trust.

Track record

5 awards · 4 winners
Open field

No single supplier dominates the field.

In this category, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Out of Area Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Placement has awarded 5 contracts to 4 suppliers.

Who wins here
  1. Cygnet Hospital2× · 40%
  2. Priory Hospital1× · 20%
  3. Cygnet Sherwood1× · 20%

Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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