Award

Continuing Health Care Services for Cheshire & Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Award

25 Apr 2025 at 13:02

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire and Merseyside was initiated by the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. This process falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), specifically regulated by the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition and is outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is now at the award stage as of 25th April 2025, and involves individual agreements with new providers who were onboarded between 1st July 2024 and 31st July 2024. The contracts, which began on various dates in July 2024 and will end by 31st March 2025, mainly cover services in health care, specifically Continuing Health Care, across the United Kingdom regions including Cheshire & Merseyside.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for SMEs that provide specialised health care services. Businesses that specialise in healthcare provisions such as continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex care packages, and mental health services would find this contract particularly suitable. The awarded contracts reflect a focus on quality, with the criteria heavily weighted towards patient choice. The distribution of these contracts among several providers presents an excellent opportunity for businesses looking to expand their footprint in the health sector and collaborate with the NHS to deliver vital healthcare services. Consequently, enterprises looking to establish or enhance their position in the health care landscape could benefit significantly from engaging with this procurement opportunity.

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Notice Title

Continuing Health Care Services for Cheshire & Merseyside

Notice Description

The main purpose of the service is to deliver a service that fully complies with the statutory National Framework in relation to NHS Funded Care. This includes delivery of commissioned care, per individual patient, in line with service specifications that cover: Continuing healthcare Funded nursing care Complex care packages including palliative care Children's and young people's continuing care Specialist mental health care (Section 117) Specialist learning disabilities

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service across Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on the day the provider was on boarded and expire on 31st March 2025. The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs. These are new providers delivering an existing CHC Service across Cheshire & Merseyside that were onboarded between 1/07/2024 to 31/07/2024.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507b1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017052-2025
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
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20241 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Stephen Evans
Contact Email
stephen.evans@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Post Town
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

CHOICES HOMECARE MERSEYSIDE

EXEMPLAR BUSINESS SERVICES

KIBO HOSPITAL SERVICES

MY PURE SERVICES

ST GEORGES GROUP

ST HELEN'S AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION

SUPPORTED INDEPENDENCE

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