Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
Notice Description
The NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority has opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications are open from Thursday 1 August 2024 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://sussex-nhaqp-2024.carepulse.co.uk/) and will close at 5:00 pm on 12 September 2024. Successful Providers will be added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list will be used by the NHS Sussex ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from Thursday 1 August 2024 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://sussex-nhaqp-2024.carepulse.co.uk/) and closed at 5:00 pm on 12 September 2024. Successful Providers will be added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list will be used by the NHS Sussex ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults. Continuing Healthcare placements for adults. The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes. The Contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract. Evalucom are managing the procurement process on behalf of the NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority. If you have any questions, require more information or want to participate, please email the Evalucom team at: Sussex.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk.
Options: The Commissioners may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0426b9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055237-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SUSSEX ICB
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sussex.nursinghomeaqp@evalucom.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORTHING
- Postcode
- BN11 1DJ
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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