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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 16:51

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board commissioned continuing healthcare services for patients across Cheshire and Merseyside, with delivery locations varying according to individual patient placement. The service covers care commissioned for each patient under the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care: continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex packages including palliative care, continuing care for children and young people, specialist mental health care under Section 117, and specialist learning-disability care. This is health and social care provision rather than a single-site service or a general healthcare supply contract. The requirement concerns individual care packages and clinically assessed patient needs across the Integrated Care Board’s area.

The procurement is complete and contracts were awarded to Takepart Limited, Supported Homes Limited, Winnie Care (Macclesfield) Limited, We Change Lives, The Old Rectory Grappenhall Limited and SAS Care Group. The contracts were signed on 1 April 2025 and cover 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The published contract value for each supplier is £0.01; the procurement description says the overall contract is nil value and that individual place agreements contain the agreed costs. The buyer used Direct Award B under the Provider Selection Regime, without prior publication of a competition. The Cheshire and Merseyside ICB Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved awards by this route on 19 November 2024. Evaluation weighting was 99% patient choice and 1% price. The onboarding decisions were made by local CHC teams during the contract period to meet an individual patient’s immediate clinical needs.

For providers who did not receive these awards, the outcome shows that the ICB buys patient-specific continuing healthcare packages through local CHC team onboarding, using Direct Award B under the Provider Selection Regime. The successful suppliers were described as existing providers delivering existing continuing healthcare services across Cheshire and Merseyside. A credible competitor for a future requirement would therefore need to demonstrate the ability to provide commissioned care matched to individual clinical needs across the relevant patient groups, including complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, Section 117 mental health care and specialist learning-disability care. The evaluation placed substantially greater weight on patient choice than price, so providers’ suitability for patients and their ability to deliver appropriate care are central to understanding this purchasing decision. The requirement spans placements across the area rather than one fixed location.

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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 - Cheshire Place 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-077e11
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092577-2026
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
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
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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
TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

TAKEPART LIMITED

Supported Homes Limited

WINNIE CARE (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED

Warrington Community Living

The Old Rectory Grappenhall Limited

SAS CARE GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

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