Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Sussex ICB Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
Notice Description
NHS Sussex ICB opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for new applicants. Applications were open from Tuesday 1 April 2025 through CarePulse eProcurement (https://sussex-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk/) and closed at 5:00 pm on 13 May 2025. Applications were evaluated between 14 May 2025 and 8 July 2025. Successful Providers have been added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list, which the ICB uses as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Sussex ICB opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for new applicants. This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC registered Nursing Homes and is applicable to Providers with nursing homes in West Sussex, East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, or the surrounding area. Applications were open from Tuesday 1 April 2025 through CarePulse eProcurement (https://sussex-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk/) and closed at 5:00 pm on 13 May 2025. Applications were evaluated between 14 May 2025 and 8 July 2025. Successful Providers have been added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list, which the ICB uses as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults. This notice relates to an existing service; the contract commenced on 1 December 2024. The Providers listed in this notice are new Providers joining this contract for the first time. The procurement is conducted under the Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process. 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 Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority. The award decision was made by NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority. If you have any questions or require more information, please email 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-04ec84
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067234-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Jul 2025 - 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 INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Jack Oldroyd
- Contact Email
- sussex.nursinghomeaqp@evalucom.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 2FZ
- 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), TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
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- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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