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title: "Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f868"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-03-25"
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# Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f868

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarding contracts for Continuing Healthcare Services across Cheshire and Merseyside. This procurement is classified under the health services industry category and follows a direct award method without prior publication, as allowed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will run until 31st March 2025. The key purpose of the contract is to meet immediate clinical needs by providing continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex care packages, and specialist mental health and learning disabilities services through selected providers.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, especially those experienced in managing and providing specialised care services. Companies that focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care solutions are well-suited to compete in such procurement processes. SMEs, as well as larger organisations that specialise in health and social care, can benefit from such contracts by expanding their service offerings and operational reach. Providers like Care Preference Ltd, London and Manchester Healthcare (Romiley) Ltd, and Mecrews Healthcare Ltd are examples of businesses participating in this procurement, showcasing their expertise and capability in the healthcare services domain.

## Notice

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 The service provides assessment, case management and review including: Allocation of care for patients based on clinical need Co-ordination of the continuing healthcare and funded nurse care panel Personal health budget planning Clinical review of continued eligibility for care Annual review of provider delivery The administration of referrals Continuing healthcare, mental health and learning disability and lead case management

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service across Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on the 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025. The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs. These are new providers delivering an existing CHC Service across Cheshire & Merseyside that were onboarded between 01/01/2024 to 05/02/2025.

### 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011116-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ASHBERRY CARE HOMES; CARE PREFERENCE; CERA CARE; CHERISH; DHCH14; LONDON AND MANCHESTER HEALTHCARE (ROMILEY; MECREWS HEALTHCARE; SAFE SPACES FOR MEN NW; STONEWOOD COMPLEX CARE; VALORUM CARE; WILLOW GREEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2025 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011116-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://lmhealthcare.co.uk/our-homes/cherry-tree-house/contact-us/
- http://www.ceracare.co.uk
- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- https://cherishuk.co.uk/
- https://dovehaven.co.uk/our-homes/callands-care-home/
- https://mecrewshealthcare.com/
- https://willowgreencio.co.uk/
- https://www.ashberry-care-homes.co.uk/our-locations/meadowview-care-home
- https://www.carepreference.co.uk/
- https://www.stonewoodhealthcare.co.uk/
- https://www.valorumcaregroup.com/

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