---
title: "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077de8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077de8

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board commissioned continuing healthcare services for individual patients across Cheshire and Merseyside, with care delivered at locations determined by patient placement. The service covers NHS-funded continuing healthcare, funded nursing care and complex care packages, including palliative care. It also includes continuing care for children and young people, specialist mental health care under Section 117, and specialist learning disability care. Providers must deliver care in line with the statutory National Framework and the relevant service specifications. This is patient-specific commissioned care rather than a single, uniform service delivered at one fixed site; the requirement spans different care needs and placements across the area.

The process is complete and contracts have been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime, using Direct Award B without prior publication of a competition. The ICB committee approved this approach on 19 November 2024; place teams identified suitable providers to meet immediate clinical needs. Twenty-three suppliers were selected: Ability 2 Achieve Care & Support, Aceso Services, Muir Group Housing Association, Places for People Group, Unity Lives, Warrington Speak Up, AMB Care, Aurem Care (Hillcrest), Brew 13 Services, Catalyst Choices, Akari Care, Ashwood Home Care, B & L Property Investments, Bespoke Care Cheshire, Bluecroft Estates, Care Connect Cheshire, Care Quality Services, Carefound Home Care (Wilmslow), Cheshire Deaf Society, Cheshire Homecare Services, Compassionate Healthcare, Connect Care Consultancy and Consensus Support Services. Contracts were signed on 1 April 2025 and run to 31 March 2026. The lot description says nil value, with costs agreed in individual place agreements; each contract is recorded at £0.01. Evaluation placed 99% weight on patient choice and 1% on price.

This award shows demand for a broad local provider network able to respond to individual patient placements, rather than a single fixed-volume contract. Credible suppliers need to deliver care that meets the statutory National Framework and specified NHS requirements across continuing healthcare, funded nursing, complex and palliative care, children’s services, Section 117 mental health care or specialist learning disability support. Providers with relevant care capabilities, flexible capacity and coverage across Cheshire and Merseyside are aligned with the requirement; the selected group includes home-care businesses, housing and support organisations, specialist providers and larger care operators. Patient choice dominated the recorded evaluation, so suitability for individual needs and the ability to support patient-led placement decisions are central competitive strengths. The nil-value lot description indicates that payment is agreed through individual place agreements, rather than a single stated contract sum.

## 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 - Cheshire Place 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 an existing 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/092521-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | 23 |
| Supplier names | Ability 2 Achieve Care & Support Limited; Aceso Services Ltd; Muir Group Housing Association; Places for People Group Limited; Unity Lives; Warrington Speak Up; AMB Care Ltd; Aurem Care (Hillcrest) Limited; Brew 13 Services Limited; Catalyst Choices CIC; AKARI CARE LIMITED; Ashwood Home Care Ltd; B & L PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED; Bespoke Care Cheshire Ltd; BLUECROFT ESTATES LIMITED; CARE CONNECT CHESHIRE LTD; Allied Health-Services Limited; Carefound Home Care; Cheshire Deaf Society; Cheshire Homecare Services; Compassionate healthcare; Connect Care Consultancy Ltd; Consensus Support Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 15:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092521-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ability2achieve.co.uk
- http://www.akaricare.co.uk
- http://www.ashwoodcare.co.uk
- http://www.bespokecarecheshire.com
- http://www.bluecroftestates.co.uk
- http://www.carefound.co.uk
- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- http://www.cheshirehomecare.com
- http://www.compassionatehealthcare.co.uk
- http://www.consensussupport.com
- https://acesohomecare.co.uk/
- https://aurem-care.com/
- https://ceracare.co.uk/
- https://connectcareandsupport.co.uk/
- https://dsnonline.co.uk/
- https://luminacare.co.uk/s
- https://unitylives.co.uk/
- https://warrington.myhomecare.co.uk/
- https://www.careconnectcheshire.co.uk/
- https://www.catalystchoices.org.uk/
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- https://www.muir.org.uk/
- https://www.placesforpeople.co.uk/
- https://www.warringtonspeakup.org.uk/

## Provenance

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