Notice Information
Notice Title
BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients
Notice Description
Dementia care provider for patients discharged from hospital not ready to go home.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Direct Award A has been made to Leighton Forest Care by BLMK ICB to provide a 10-bed unit designed to support the recovery of patients experiencing dementia or confusion, who are not yet ready to be discharged home.
The contract is awarded for a period of up to two years from 03rd November 2025, with clauses for an early exit if the service does not meet key KPI's.
The total contract value for 2 years is PS1,274,400.
Procurement Information
No realistic alternative provider.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dbd8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071641-2025
- 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
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,274,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Nov 20253 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 BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- blmkicb.contactus@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shefford
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
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