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title: "BSOL_Oceans Care Services Limited_2025-26_IFPCHC"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fb7f"
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published: "2025-12-22"
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# BSOL_Oceans Care Services Limited_2025-26_IFPCHC

Buyer: NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fb7f

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## Summary

The NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) has concluded the procurement process for the provision of domiciliary care services through the award of a contract to Oceans Care Services Ltd. This contract, identified as BSOL_Oceans Care Services Limited_2025-26_IFPCHC, addresses community health services within regions UKG31 and UKG32, covering the area of Birmingham. The procurement was conducted under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and it bypasses the typical requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The process followed was a limited procedure without a prior publication of a call for competition. The contract commenced on 9th December 2025 and will run until 31st March 2027. Relevant award criteria focused on the quality of 'patient choice', with no specific emphasis on cost considerations.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses operating within the health care sector, particularly those focusing on community health and domiciliary care services. Given the emphasis on patient choice, companies with a strong track record of quality service provision stand to benefit. Moreover, this contract highlights the potential for businesses experienced in adapting to health-specific regulatory frameworks to engage with NHS contracting opportunities. SMEs in the Birmingham area, like Oceans Care Services Ltd, could find this a lucrative market given the possibility of varying contract values based on service demand and delivery, which can facilitate business growth and increased market presence in the community health services sector.

## Notice

Provision of domiciliary care services to CHC-eligible clients

### Lot Information

Lot 1

"The service provided under this notice will be for domiciliary care. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply. The contract is awarded with no guarantee of activity. The value will vary dependent on the activity delivered. This is a new contract. The contract will run from 9th December 2025 to 31st March 2027."

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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/085375-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham, TLG32 Solihull |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OCEANS CARE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2025 at 12:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085375-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/

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