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Tameside Locality Health Care Assistants for terminal illness care for Night Nursing service

NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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01 Jul 2025 at 13:27

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS GM ICB) is intending to award a contract to provide Health Care Assistants for terminal illness care within the Tameside locality, specifically for the Night Nursing service. Under the classification of health services, this procurement process falls under the Provider Selection Regime and is conducted as a direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £49,946 with potential tariff uplift, spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The standstill period for representations by providers concludes at midnight on 11th July 2025.

Businesses operating within the healthcare sector, particularly those with expertise in providing night-time terminal illness care, will find substantial growth opportunities by engaging with this contract. The procurement process prioritises quality, innovation, integration, collaboration, and social value, making it ideal for businesses that excel in these areas. Large-scale enterprises such as Marie Curie, currently associated with this award, exemplify the type of organisation suited to compete in such a tender. Such contracts not only offer avenues for financial growth but also present opportunities to contribute to critical healthcare services.

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Notice Title

Tameside Locality Health Care Assistants for terminal illness care for Night Nursing service

Notice Description

The provision of Health Care Assistants (HCAs) to deliver care and support for referred patients with terminal illness. The service delivers one-to-one Specialist Palliative Care to patients in their normal place of residence. The service is provided for those in whom diagnosis has shown that the advent of death is likely and not too distant and for whom treatment includes a large element of palliation or has been identified as being in the last days of life. The service is delivered 365 days per year, for night care. Night visits are 9 hours long and delivered between the hours of 2200 and 0700. This Service is for the Tameside Locality within NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS GM ICB). This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026. The total value of this contract will be PS49,946 plus Nationally mandated tariff uplift. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations 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 decision makers by midnight on 11th July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 20%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% and Social Value - 20%. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest were declared.

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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036452-2025
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

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
£49,946 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 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 GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
Not specified
Postcode
Not specified
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MARIE CURIE

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