---
title: "NHS CHC Sport Purchase Beds 2025-2030"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060f39"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-01-27"
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# NHS CHC Sport Purchase Beds 2025-2030

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060f39

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## Summary

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "NHS CHC Sport Purchase Beds 2025-2030," classified under the health services category. This entails commissioning Care Home placements via a spot purchase basis for patients eligible for Continuing Healthcare funding. The procurement, using a limited method, was conducted without prior publication under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, exempting it from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, awarded to Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd., encompasses the Suffolk and North East Essex region, and is set to run from 1st September 2025 through 31st August 2030, with the decision made on 7th August 2023.

This tender opens up business growth opportunities, particularly for providers in the healthcare sector offering Care Home services. Companies like Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd., which can supply health services under a spot purchase model, are ideally suited. The regulated procurement process allows existing services to be expanded upon, providing potential for contract modification and the inclusion of additional services. Businesses capable of delivering these health services in compliance with the NHS guidelines and regulations stand to benefit from this strategic five-year contract. This procurement also highlights opportunities for providers capable of offering urgent and fast track Care Home placements, particularly in the Suffolk and North East Essex areas.

## Notice

SNEE ICB are commissioning Care Home placements on a spot purchase basis for patients that are assessed to qualify for Continuing Healthcare funding. This includes fast track and urgent placements.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract is for Spot Purchase of Care Home beds for patients assessed as Continuing Healthcare eligible. The contract is for 5 years and has been set up to follow on from the previous contract. It will start on 1st September 2025 and end 31st August 2030. This is a spot purchase contract so it is a zero value contract. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award B process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the population of the named locality are being offered a choice between providers and the number of providers is not restricted by the relevant authority through provider selection. The services which are the subject of this notice are existing services and are being awarded to an existing provider.

### 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. The award was approved by SNEE ICB Executive Committee on 07/08/2023. * No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006924-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2023 |
| 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 SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2026 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006924-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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