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Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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30 Sep 2026 at 16:07

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board procured continuing healthcare services for patients across Cheshire and Merseyside, with placements made at locations determined by individual patient needs. The service is intended to comply with the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care. It covers continuing healthcare, funded nursing care and complex care packages, including palliative care; continuing care for children and young people; specialist mental health care under Section 117; and specialist learning disability care. The requirement concerns care commissioned for individual patients rather than a single fixed site or uniform service package. The contract describes this as an existing service delivered by existing providers across the area, addressing immediate clinical needs identified by the ICB’s place-based continuing healthcare teams.

The contract has been awarded to 58 providers through Direct Award B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a competition. The listed suppliers are Abbotsound Limited, Adswood Lodge Health Care Limited, Age Concern Wirral, Amore Home Care Limited, AP Birkenhead Limited, Assistwide Limited, Autism Care (UK) Limited, Autism Initiatives (UK), Barker Care Limited, Best Lives Limited, Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited, Bondcare (London) Limited, Bowerfield House Limited, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Brook View Health Care Limited, Brookfield Homecare Limited, Care and Support TM Ltd, Care at Home Group Ltd, Care Solutions Liverpool Ltd, Caring Connections Limited, Chapel House Care Ltd, Church Walk Health Care Limited, Coed Du Hall Ltd, Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited, Croftwood Care UK Limited, Derwen College, Elysium Care Partnerships Limited, Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited, Fairfield Care Limited, Fernwood Health Care Limited, Grange Residential Care Limited, Happy Times Activities Ltd, Heswall Care Limited, Impression Health & Support Apartments Limited, Impression Health and Support Domiciliary Care Agency Ltd, Independence at home Limited, Independent Community Care Management Limited, JN Healthcare Group Limited, Just One Recruitment and Training Limited, K and S Bond Holdings Ltd, K Jones and R Brown, Lancashire Care Limited, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Lifeways Community Care Limited, Lifeways Independent Living Alliance Limited, Lifeways Raglin Limited, Local Solutions, Lonsdale Midlands Limited, Making Space, Mannacom Limited, Maples Community Care Limited, Marantomark Limited, Maria Mallaband (6) Limited, Maria Mallaband 17 Limited, Maria Mallaband 7 Limited, Maria Mallaband Limited, Maria Mallaband Properties (4) Limited and Maria Mallaband Properties (5) Limited. The contracts are stated to run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026; the award decision followed committee approval on 19 November 2024. The contract states nil value, while each recorded contract value is £0.01. Evaluation weighted patient choice at 99% and price at 1%.

This requirement is relevant to providers able to deliver NHS-funded care packages for individual patients across a range of placements, rather than only organisations offering one standard service from a single facility. Credible suppliers need the clinical and operational capability to provide care in line with the statutory National Framework, including continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, Section 117 mental health support and specialist learning disability care. The range of appointed providers includes home-care, residential and specialist health and support organisations, including both small and larger businesses. The stated evaluation placed almost all weight on patient choice, with price carrying a small share, so a strong future competitor would need to demonstrate that it can meet patient needs and deliver suitable care across the relevant local area. The recorded arrangement is for existing providers and services, indicating a requirement built around established delivery capacity and individual placement agreements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Continuing Health Service 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 in Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2025 and expire on 31st March 2026. The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs. This is an existing provider delivering existing CHC Service across Cheshire and Merseyside

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077df6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092538-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
30 Sep 20266 days 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
58
Supplier Names

Abbotsound Limited

ADSWOOD LODGE HEALTH CARE LIMITED

Age Concern Wirral

Amore Home Care Limited

AP Birkenhead Limited

Assistwide Limited

Autism Care (UK) Limited

Autism Initiatives

BARKER CARE LIMITED

BEST LIVES LIMITED

Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited

Bondcare (London) Limited

Bowerfield House Limited

The Disabilities Trust

Brook View Health Care Limited

Brookfield Homecare Limited

casi care

Care At Home Group Ltd

Care Solutions Liverpool Limited

Caring Connections

Chapel House Care Ltd

Church Walk Health Care Ltd

Coed Du Hall Ltd

Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited

Croftwood Care UK Ltd

Derwen College

Elysium Care Partnerships Limited

Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited

Fairfield Care Limited

FERNWOOD HEALTH CARE LIMITED

Grange Residential Care Ltd

Happy Times Activities

Heswall Care Limited

Impression Health & Support Apartments Limited

Impression Health and Support Domiciliary Care Agency Ltd

Independence at home Limited

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY CARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

JN HEALTHCARE GROUP

JUST ONE HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE LIMITED

K and S Bond Holdings Ltd

K Jones and R Brown

Lancashire Care Limited

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Lifeways Community Care

Lifeways Independent Living Alliance Limited

Lifeways Raglin Limited

Local Solutions

Lonsdale Midlands Limited

Making Space

Mannacom Limited

Maples Community Care

Marantomark Limited

Maria Mallaband (6) Limited

Maria Mallaband 17 Limited

MARIA MALLABAND 7 LIMITED

MARIA MALLABAND LIMITED

MARIA MALLABAND PROPERTIES (4) LIMITED

MARIA MALLABAND PROPERTIES (5) LIMITED

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