Notice Information
Notice Title
East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for NHS Frimley ICB
Notice Description
The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025. Successful Providers will be added to the East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. The AQP list will be used by the NHS Frimley ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults. The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414 This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025. The contract award process is a competitive process conducted in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Successful Providers will be added to the NHS East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) 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 Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority. If you have any questions or require more information, please email the Evalucom team at: EastBerkshire.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk. The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414 This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.
Options: The Commissioners may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.
Procurement Information
A Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Contract Notice for this procurement were published on Find a Tender by Evalucom: F01: Prior Information Notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000780 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4 Published 10 January 2025, 10:00 am F02: Contract notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003414 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4 Published 3 February 2025, 9:46am This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052aeb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036282-2025
- 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
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
- 1 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jun 20258 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Milica Babic
- Contact Email
- eastberkshire.nursinghomeaqp@evalucom.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINDSOR
- Postcode
- SL4 3DP
- Post Town
- Slough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ15 Berkshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Electoral Ward
- Old Windsor
- Westminster Constituency
- Windsor
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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