Award

Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Award

01 Jul 2025 at 13:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded contracts for Continuing Health Care (CHC) Services in the region, in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement process, categorised under health services, utilised a limited method of award without prior publication and was completed in March 2025. The contract, valued nominally, will operate from 1st March to 31st March 2025, serving various locations in the UK. The goal is to meet the immediate clinical needs of patients, with an emphasis on patient choice and service quality.

The procurement presents ample opportunities for SMEs and large healthcare providers specialising in continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex care packages, and specialist mental health services. Providers such as Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd and Ace Care Professionals Limited have already been recognised. This initiative aligns with business strategies aimed at expanding service delivery in specialised healthcare sectors, fostering potential growth for enterprises capable of delivering high-quality care aligned with NHS specifications. The responsibility for implementation falls to selected providers across the Cheshire & Merseyside area.

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Notice Title

Continuing Health Care Services in 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 1st of March 2025 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 1st March 2025 and 31st March 2025

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-0556d8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036461-2025
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
1 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Mar 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
WA11 1QY
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
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

ABBEYFIELD HOYLAKE AND WEST KIRBY SOCIETY LTD (LEAR HOUSE

ACE CARE PROFESSIONALS

BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LTD (LANERCOST HOUSE

EVERY SECOND CARE

MERLIN HOUSE (ECHO) LIMITED (MERLIN HOUSE

NEW AGE CARE SOLUTIONS

PEMBROKESHIRE RESOURCE CENTRE (BANGESTON HALL

ROSEWOOD HEALTHCARE LD (THE COTTAGE NURSING HOME

ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION LTD (ST BARTHOLOMEW'S COURT NURSING HOME

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