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Lifting Response Service in Sefton

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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28 Jul 2026 at 16:13

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18 Mar 2026 at 12:08

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is procuring a lifting response service for patients registered with Sefton GPs. The service supports people who have fallen in their usual place of residence, contacted 999 or activated a falls pendant alarm, and cannot get up from the floor, but do not appear to need clinical intervention from a healthcare professional. It forms part of Sefton’s two-hour Urgent Community Response service. The work is delivered for Sefton patients in their usual places of residence. This is a health service procurement, suited to organisations able to provide a rapid, safe and reliable response to non-clinical falls incidents and to work alongside urgent community healthcare services.

The contract was formally awarded on 17 March 2026 under the Provider Selection Regime 2023, using Direct Award C without a prior call for competition, to the incumbent provider Progress Housing Association Limited trading as Progress Lifeline. The award followed a decision by the Procurement Decision Review Group. The one-year contract started on 1 April 2026 and expires on 31 March 2027. Its annual value is £55,763.44 including the stated contract value in GBP. Evaluation gave 25% to value, 25% to integration, collaboration and service sustainability, 20% to improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice, 20% to quality and innovation, and 10% to social value. The award decision also considered whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract to a sufficient standard.

This procurement demonstrates demand from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board for a specialist, non-clinical falls response service integrated with urgent community response in Sefton. A credible future competitor would need to mobilise responders who can attend people in their homes after a fall, assess whether the incident appears suitable for a non-clinical lifting response, and recognise when escalation to healthcare professionals is required. Strong working arrangements with NHS urgent and community services would be important, as would reliable coverage, safe operating procedures and the ability to support patients who use falls pendant alarms or contact emergency services. Evidence of service quality, innovation, collaboration, sustainability, social value, improved access and reduced health inequalities would align with the buyer’s stated decision priorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lifting Response Service in Sefton

Notice Description

This is a lifting response service for Sefton registered patients, meeting the needs of those who have fallen in their usual place of residence, have called 999 or alerted via a falls pendant alarm and do not appear to have an injury that requires a clinical intervention from a Health Care Professional, but is unable to recover themselves from the floor. This service is delivered as part of 2 hour Urgent Community Response (UCR) in Sefton.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver Lifting Response Service in Sefton. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of PS55,763.44

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066d56
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071379-2026
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
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
£55,763 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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 CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Postcode Area
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
TLD73 Sefton
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Progress Housing Association Limited

Further Information

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