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title: "NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Intermediate Care Beds"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f860"
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buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-09-18"
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# NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Intermediate Care Beds

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f860

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## Summary

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, in collaboration with the NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, has initiated a procurement process titled "NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Intermediate Care Beds" in the health services industry category. This opportunity aims to commission up to 35 intermediate care beds to be located in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The contract value is approximately £11,000,000, with a contract period starting on January 24, 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties must submit their bids electronically by September 28, 2023, with the award period starting on September 29, 2023.

This tender opportunity by the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board presents potential business growth prospects for service providers in the healthcare sector. Companies offering intermediate care bed services suitable for patients in the Sefton Place area are encouraged to participate. With a significant contract value and a clear procurement timeline, businesses that can meet the specified requirements and delivery locations within the specified contract period stand a chance to secure a lucrative contract and contribute to healthcare provision in the region.

## Notice

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity. The Authority is looking for providers to deliver 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity. The Authority is looking for providers to deliver 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. The ICB has a financial envelope of PS1295 per bed per week. Bids submitted above this value will not be considered. The potential contract will be valued at approximately PS2,200,000 per year; and the contract duration will be for 3 years from 24 January 2024 with the potential to extend for a further two year period; giving a total potential contract value of PS11,000,000. Details of the DPS , together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net. Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net Additional information: This contract is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts. This is not a call for tenders and the Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender received and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for tenders should as consider necessary. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received during this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027459-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Jan 2024 - 23 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,000,000 |
| Lots value | £11,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2023 at 09:44 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027459-2023
- 31 Aug 2023 at 10:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025582-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://demand.sproc.net
- http://demand.sproc.net.
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
- https://www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sproc.net

## Provenance

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