---
title: "NHS CHC Spot Purchase Beds 2025 - 2030"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0614ed"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-02-03"
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# NHS CHC Spot Purchase Beds 2025 - 2030

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0614ed

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## Summary

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) has completed the procurement process for the "NHS CHC Spot Purchase Beds 2025 - 2030" project, as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract pertains to the health services industry, focusing on spot purchase beds for patients eligible for Continuing Healthcare funding. The awarded contract, set from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2030, involves the procurement of Care Home placements on a non-restricted provider basis within the regions of UKH14 and UKH34. The contract has been awarded to Optima HCI Ltd through a limited procurement method involving direct award, bypassing prior publication requirements due to its classification outside the directive's scope.

This tender represents valuable opportunities for businesses in the healthcare services sector, particularly those capable of providing or managing care home facilities for patients requiring continuing healthcare services. This is beneficial for businesses focusing on care home services, patient management, and healthcare delivery, as it offers a five-year engagement with possibilities for service expansion under the contract's modification clauses. Large scale providers, especially those with established operations and service capabilities in the relevant UK regions, would be well-positioned to benefit and contribute to the community healthcare system by participating in such procurements.

## 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 January 2026 and end 31st December 2030. This is a spot purchase contract so it is a zero value contract. 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. 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.

### 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 signed off by FRSG on 27/07/2023 and ratified by the SNEE ICB Executive Committee 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/009257-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Feb 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 | OPTIMA HCI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2026 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009257-2026

## Notice URLs

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

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