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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 17:01

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board buys continuing healthcare services to meet individual patients’ assessed clinical needs. The service covers NHS-funded continuing healthcare, funded nursing care and complex care packages, including palliative care. It also includes continuing care for children and young people, specialist mental health care under Section 117, and specialist learning disability support. Care is commissioned for each patient under service specifications and must comply with the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care. Delivery is across Cheshire and Merseyside, with placements made in locations according to individual patients’ needs. This is an existing service delivered by established providers, rather than a single site-based care contract.

The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime, using Direct Award B without a prior competition. The ICB says its place-based continuing healthcare teams identified suitable providers to meet immediate patient needs, and its committee approved this award route. The contract period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Forty suppliers are listed as award recipients: Care UK Community Partnerships, Aaban Partnership, Aegis Residential Care Homes, Aeracura, Althea Healthcare (Management), AMG Consultancy Services, Anavo Care (Brampton), Anavo Care (Crewe), Apollo Care & Support, AStar Homecare Services, Avery Homes (Nelson), Belong, Beyond Support, C&D Family Care, C4 Care, Canterbury Care Homes, Care Plus Homecare Services, Caritas Services, Cherished Care Services, Cheshire Homecare, Cheshire Support Services, Community Care Matters, Compassionate Care, Conifers Care Homes, Creative Support, Danebridge Medical Practice, Dimensions Somerset Sev, EHC Moston Grange, Fairways Newydd, Fordent Properties, Gray Healthcare, HC-One, Heart to Heart Care NW, Hestia Healthcare Properties, iMap Centre, Independent Clinical Services, Inspired Life Care, Lawton Manor Care Home, Lawton Rise Care Home and Live! The stated contract value is nil, with patient-level agreements setting agreed costs; each recorded contract value is £0.01. Patient choice accounts for 99% of evaluation and price 1%.

This award demonstrates demand for providers able to deliver individually commissioned NHS continuing healthcare across Cheshire and Merseyside, including homecare, residential care and specialist packages. The scope spans funded nursing, complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, specialist mental health and learning disability support, so credible suppliers need service capacity suited to varied clinical needs and patient placements. Delivery must follow the relevant service specifications and statutory National Framework. The buyer used an onboarding route to select suitable providers for immediate needs, and the evaluation gave overwhelming weight to patient choice rather than price. The selected provider base includes both small and large organisations, indicating that capability can be demonstrated at different business scales. Providers considering similar requirements from this ICB should be able to respond to patient-specific placements and sustain established care services across the area.

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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-077e1a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092588-2026
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
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
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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
40
Supplier Names

Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd

AABAN PARTNERSHIP LTD

AEGIS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES LIMITED

Aeracura Limited

ALTHEA HEALTHCARE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

AMG Consultancy Services Ltd

Anavo Care (Brampton) Limited

ANAVO CARE (CREWE) LTD

Apollo Care & Support Ltd

AStar Homecare Services Limited

AVERY HOMES (NELSON) LIMITED

Belong

Beyond Support Limited

C & D Family Care Ltd

C4 Care

Canterbury Care Homes Limited

CARE PLUS HOMECARE SERVICES LTD

Caritas Services Ltd

Cherished Care Services

CHESHIRE HOMECARE LTD

Cheshire Support Services Limited

Community Care Matters Limited

Compassionate Care Ltd

Conifers Care Homes Ltd

Creative Support

Danebridge Medical Practice

Dimensions Somerset SEV Limited

EHC Moston Grange Limited

Fairways Newydd Ltd

Fordent Properties Limited

Gray Healthcare Limited

HC One Ltd

Heart to Heart Care NW Limited

Hestia Healthcare Properties Limited

Imap Centre

Independent Clinical Services Limited

Inspired Life Care Limited

LAWTON MANOR CARE HOME LIMITED

LAWTON RISE CARE HOME LIMITED

Live!

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