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title: "Residential and Nursing Care Beds"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05812b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW"
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# Residential and Nursing Care Beds

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05812b

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## Summary

The London Borough of Harrow has completed a procurement process for a contract under the title "Residential and Nursing Care Beds," focusing on the health and social work services industry category. This procurement involved a direct award, part of the council’s Adult Social Care initiative, to ACER Healthcare Operations Limited for services at Appletree Court Care Home. The procurement falls under the light touch regime and is financially supported by the Better Care Fund to facilitate winter hospital discharges. The total contract value, set at £748,800 gross, will run from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027, with an award notice completed on 11 August 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses operating within the health and social care sectors, particularly those proficient in providing elderly mentally infirm and dementia care services. Though the current award is a direct award due to specific care continuity requirements, understanding such procurement processes can strategically position similar businesses to compete for future tenders under similar frameworks. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) might benefit from understanding potential future procurement opportunities within the sub-central government sector, particularly in light of continuity of care prioritisation.

## Notice

London Borough of Harrow Adult Social Care is awarding a Block Arrangement Services Contract to Acer Healthcare Operations Ltd at Appletree Court Care Home for the provision of Nursing Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) and Nursing Dementia beds. This is supported by Better Care Fund (BCF) funding and forms part of the winter admissions to facilitate hospital discharges.

### Procurement Information

Residents are currently residing in the care home, and any transfer of placements at this stage would likely cause disruption and distress, given their specific needs. The current provider is best placed to ensure continuity of care, maintaining established relationships and routines that support residents' wellbeing. Therefore, at this stage, this provider is the only one who can provide the beds and subsequent services, and as a result, there are no reasonable alternatives. Schedule 5(6) of the PA 23 states: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047575-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £624,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW |
| Locality | HARROW |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA3 8FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Kenton West |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACER HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2025 at 10:16 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047575-2025
- 5 Aug 2025 at 08:25 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045962-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047575-2025
  11th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045962-2025
  5th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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