Award

Peripatetic Care

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

18 Mar 2025 at 13:15

Award

05 Mar 2025 at 15:49

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has initiated a tender process to procure peripatetic care services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), specifically targeting community health services (CPV 85323000). The procurement aims to extend delivery of Pathway 1 capacity, implementing Phase 2 procurement plans while ensuring sufficient capacity to support flow and discharge from acute and community settings. The tender title is "Peripatetic Care" with a contract term from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025, valued at £1,200,000. This is a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the formal award confirmed on 18th March 2025. Locations involved include Plymouth within the South West region (UKK43).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community health services to expand their operations. Providers with a strong track record in delivering high-quality care and integrating seamlessly into existing healthcare systems are well-suited to compete. Emphasis on improving equalities and social value further opens doors for enterprises capable of demonstrating their contributions to these aspects. The direct award process ensures streamlined procurement, giving existing providers like Abicare Services Ltd a potential advantage due to their satisfactory performance in current contracts.

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Notice Title

Peripatetic Care

Notice Description

Peripatetic Care workers to extend delivery of additional Pathway 1 capacity identified following Demand and Capacity Modelling and intermediate care Plan. This is to enable Phase 2 Procurement, Commissioning Intentions and Implementation to be completed whilst ensuring the Plymouth system has sufficient capacity to support flow and discharge out of acute and community settings, preventing unnecessary spend on spot purchased on pathway 2 capacity as part of our delivery of the intermediate care plan.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure peripatetic care services. It is intending to award a contract of 6 months , commencing 01/04/2025 to Abicare - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: PS1,200,000

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 17/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009900-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Feb 202512 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
d-icb.contracting@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 5AZ
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Priory
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABICARE SERVICES

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