Crystal Pathways and The Growth Company secure £6m Cheshire and Merseyside WorkWell contracts

Crystal Pathways Ltd and The Growth Company Limited have been named as preferred suppliers for nine contracts worth a combined £6.006m excluding VAT to deliver the Cheshire and Merseyside WorkWell Service.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded six lots to Crystal Pathways Ltd, covering Sefton (£791,941), Cheshire West and Chester (£707,847), Knowsley (£643,438), Warrington (£603,346), Cheshire East (£535,532) and Halton (£658,235).

The remaining three lots were awarded to The Growth Company Limited, covering Liverpool (£934,512), St Helens (£551,880) and Wirral (£579,705).

The service will provide early intervention and integrated work and health support to help people with health conditions or disabilities start, remain in or return to employment.

The contracts are expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2029 for the Sefton, Cheshire West and Chester, Knowsley, Liverpool and Warrington lots. The Cheshire East, Halton, St Helens and Wirral contracts are scheduled to begin on 1 April 2027 and run until 31 March 2029.

All nine contracts include a potential 24-month extension, structured as two one-year options, which could extend their respective end dates to 31 March 2031.

The award decisions were made on 2 November 2026, with assessment summaries sent to tenderers on 4 November. The eight-working-day standstill period ends on 13 November, and the earliest date for contract signing is 16 November 2026.

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