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Adult Counselling Service in Knowsley

Details

Buyer: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Topic: Health services
Published: 10 May 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This is an Intention to Award notice for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Knowsley Place who intend to award a further 3 year contract to Listening Ear (Merseyside) for the provision of a counselling service for adults in Knowsley. The new contract will commence on 1 April 2024 and expire on 31 March 2027. The provider holds the current contract. The decision has been taken to award the contract to this provider due to excellent performance, proven value for money and demonstrable achievement of the key criteria for Direct Award Process C. The provider plays a crucial part in the mental health care pathway in Knowsley. Lot 1: This is an Intention to Award notice for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Knowsley Place who intend to award a further 3 year contract to the existing provider for the provision of a counselling service for adults in Knowsley. The new contract will be for the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2027 and the total contract value is £138,240. Lot 1: This is an Intention to Award notice for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Knowsley Place who intend to award a further 3 year contract to the existing provider for the provision of a counselling service for adults in Knowsley. The new contract will be for the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2027 and the total contract value is £138,240.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published10 May 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB commissions NHS services, and formed in July 2022 from nine legacy clinical commissioning groups. Contracts are awarded by direct award, by varying an existing agreement, or through open competitive procurement. National and local framework agreements are also used, awarded directly or through a mini competition. Every award follows the Provider Selection Regime and the Procurement Act 2023. Providers can seek accreditation by contacting the ICB's procurement team directly. Procurement decisions are published in the ICB's PSR publication of decisions register.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

85100000 · Health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-cheshire-and-merseyside-icb.gov