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Medical Cover for Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

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08 Apr 2025 at 13:45

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board is the contracting authority for the procurement titled "Medical Cover for Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton," classified under CPV code 85120000 for medical practice and related services. This procurement process, initiated in the tender stage, involves providing medical cover for intermediate care beds in Sefton Place (Southport & Formby). The process conducted under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 started on 1st April 2024 and is set for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for an additional 2 years. The contract value totals £1,500,000 over the potential 5-year period, with key procurement dates and deadlines leading up to the contract signing on 9th January 2024.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those adept at providing comprehensive medical cover and multidisciplinary integration. The successful provider, Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) Ltd, will manage intermediate care patients stepped down from acute hospital trust and urgent care services, across two to three locations. Activities will include five-day-a-week ward reviews and on-call management, fostering close interface with secondary care, pharmacy, and community services to ensure patient safety and optimal care management. Businesses with expertise in managing patient flows, delivering integrated care solutions, and maintaining strong governance and quality standards are well-suited to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Cover for Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton

Notice Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is supporting NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who has appointed a provider of Medial Cover for Intermediate Care Beds for Sefton Place (Southport & Formby only). This service is to provide primary care support to medically optimised patient as part of the intermediate care multidisciplinary team. This includes patients who have been stepped down from the acute hospital trust and patients who have been stepped up via the two-hour urgent care response service. This cover will be provided five days per week from 0800 to 1830. Delivery will include ward round reviews, plus on-call arrangements for the management of those patients who have deteriorated and are at risk of hospital admission. This will be for a total of forty-six beds over two to three locations. The service will engage with multidisciplinary process and interface with secondary care, community geriatrician, pharmacy, and community services to ensure patient safety and manage patient flow. Thirty five of the forty-six were subject to a procurement exercise at the same time as the Medical Cover procurement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is supporting NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who has appointed a provider of Medial Cover for Intermediate Care Beds for Sefton Place (Southport & Formby only). The procurement took place in the financial year 2023-24 using the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2-year period. The value of the contract is PS300,000 per annum with a total value of PS1,500,000 over the 5-year period.

Procurement Information

An F02: Contract notice was published on 2nd October 2023, notice number 2023/S 000-028947. Due to the changes in the Find a Tender Notice Services, it has not been possible to link this F03: Contract Award Notice to the F02: Contract Notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04febf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013654-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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 Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD73 Sefton
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) Ltd

Further Information

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