---
title: "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c409"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-07-06"
---

# Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c409

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## Summary

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board has concluded the awarding of contracts for the "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside," under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This process falls outside the application scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is classified under the Health Services industry category, aiming to deliver comprehensive healthcare services, including continuing healthcare and specialist mental health care, to meet immediate clinical needs from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The procurement method utilized was a limited procedure, specifically a Direct Award B, enabling swift onboarding of multiple suppliers to cater to the needs of various CHC teams across the Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

This tender opens significant opportunities for business growth for healthcare providers, particularly those specializing in continuing and complex care services. It is well-suited for businesses that can deliver tailored healthcare solutions in line with national framework standards for NHS Funded Care. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly poised to benefit, as many of the suppliers involved in the contract are SMEs. Businesses that focus on quality service delivery with an understanding of patient choice are likely to thrive, given the emphasis on these factors in the award criteria. This contract allows for service provision across a wide geographical spread within the UK, promising exposure and expansion potential for the awarded suppliers.

## 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

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service in Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2025 and expire on 31st March 2026. The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs. This is a new provider delivering existing CHC Service across Cheshire and Merseyside.

### 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/063077-2026 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 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 | 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 | TLD6 Cheshire, TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | APOLLO HOME HEALTHCARE; CARE SOLUTIONS (ST HELEN'S) LTD (TOGETHER CARE; GAINFORD CARE HOMES LTD (LINDISFARNE CLS NURSING HOME; HIGHLAND ORNATE; HILLDALE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; MARIA MALLABAND 16 LIMITED (MANORHEY CARE CENTRE; MEADOWS HOMECARE LIVERPOOL & SEFTON; MPS CARE GROUP (BRAMLING CROSS REGISTRATIONS; OUTREACH (SEFTON; PRIME CARE (UK) LTD (SYLVAN HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME; TEES GRANGE HEALTHCARE LIMITED (TEES GRANGE - EXEMPLAR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2026 at 08:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063077-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- http://www.sylvancarehome.co.uk
- https://hilldale.org.uk/
- https://outreachcare.co.uk/
- https://www.apollohomehealthcare.com/
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
- https://www.exemplarhc.com
- https://www.gainfordcarehomes.com/
- https://www.graycaregroup.co.uk/
- https://www.meadowshomecare.co.uk/
- https://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/care-homes/manorhey-care-home-urmston
- https://www.ornatehealthcare.co.uk
- https://www.together-care.co.uk

## Provenance

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