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title: "NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Sefton Place - Intermediate Care Beds"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bed7"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-04-14"
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# NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Sefton Place - Intermediate Care Beds

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bed7

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## Summary

The NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board is planning a tender for an Intermediate Care Beds Service in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The total contract value is approximately £2.2 million per year, with a 2-year initial duration and a potential 1-year extension. Potential providers are invited to express interest, which will inform the decision-making process for commissioning these services. The future notice date for this opportunity is 4th July 2023.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for healthcare service providers to offer Intermediate Care Beds to patients in the specified region. Businesses capable of delivering high-quality care services in the healthcare sector, particularly those experienced in residential nursing care services, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting authority, the NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board, aims to engage providers who are genuinely interested and capable of meeting the service's requirements.

## Notice

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity.

The Authority is looking to gain Expressions of Interest (EoIs) providers who could be interested in delivering an Intermediate Care Beds Service to patients in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority is looking to gain Expressions of Interest (EoIs) providers who could be interested in delivering an Intermediate Care Beds Service to patients in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The Authority is looking to potentially commission up to 35 beds to be located in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place and ideally on one site.

Any interested organisation needs to visit https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome to complete a short questionnaire regarding delivery of the service in Sefton Place. This information will inform and assist the ICB in forming its Commissioning Intentions for these services.

The potential contract will be valued at approximately PS2,200,000 per year; and the contract duration will be for 2 years with the potential to extend for a further 1-year period.

The Authority would welcome the opportunity for potential Providers to complete the Expressions of Interest, so Commissioners are able to ascertain the current provider market. This information will inform and assist the Commissioners in forming their Commissioning Intentions for Intermediate Care Beds.

The Authority is only seeking expressions of interest from Providers who are genuinely capable and attracted to this potential opportunity. Please only express an interest if you have the relevant authority to do so on behalf of your Provider.

The lead commissioner will use the information from the Expression of Interest feedback to inform any future decisions in relation to commissioning of these services with the potential to proceed to a formal procurement tender. 

If only one Expression of Interest is received, this may inform the lead commissioner that a procurement is not required and no further call for competition will be made. The lead commissioner may take the decision to make a directly awarded contract (following due diligence) to a suitably qualified and competent provider based on the service specification and financial envelope detailed in this call for Expressions of Interest.

If a procurement tender process is conducted, full details of how to access the tender will be advertised in line with national requirements at that time and also be provided to any provider who has responded to this call for Expressions of Interest. Following a procurement process, any appointed provider would be contracted to deliver the service using the Standard NHS Provision of Services contract and the contractual requirements would be provided as part of the tender process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010818-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Jul 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | RUNCORN |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA7 5TD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Runcorn and Helsby |
| Delivery location | TLD73 Sefton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2023 at 13:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010818-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/

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