---
title: "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077df0"
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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-077df0

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board buys continuing healthcare services for individual patients across Cheshire and Merseyside, with placements made according to clinical need. The service is required to comply with the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care. It covers continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex care packages including palliative care, children’s and young people’s continuing care, specialist mental health care under Section 117, and specialist learning disability care. Delivery takes place in different locations according to each patient’s placement, so suppliers need to provide care across the area and respond to individual requirements. This is a health services contract (CPV 85100000), covering an existing service delivered by an existing provider.

The contract has been awarded through the Provider Selection Regime to 56 named providers, including care homes, home-care and specialist health service organisations. Contracts were signed on 1 April 2025 and run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The contract is described as having nil value, with costs agreed separately in individual place agreements; the recorded value for each contract is £0.01. The buyer used Direct Award B, without a prior competition. The stated evaluation weighting was 99% patient choice and 1% price. The onboarding decisions were made by local Continuing Healthcare teams to meet an individual patient’s immediate clinical needs. The buyer’s committee approved this direct-award approach on 19 November 2024.

This award shows that the ICB sources a broad range of NHS-funded care for individual patients through locally arranged placements, rather than as a single fixed-volume service. Providers selected included small and large organisations, individual care providers and specialist organisations, indicating that businesses with different operating models may fit where their services meet a patient’s needs. Credible competitors need the ability to deliver care that meets the statutory National Framework and to provide relevant provision across continuing healthcare, nursing, complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, specialist mental health or learning disability support. Patient choice dominated the recorded assessment, so a supplier’s fit with individual clinical requirements and ability to support patient choice are central. This is a relevant market for established care providers able to respond to place-based referrals and agree costs for individual placements.»

## 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 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/092530-2026 |
| 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 | 56 |
| Supplier names | Melrose House Cullercoats Ltd; MENTAL HEALTH CARE (HOYLAKE) LIMITED; Milecertain Limited; Minster Care Management Ltd; Moorlands Rehabilitation (Staffordshire) Limited; Mr Danny So; Mr Richard Burdett; Mrs K Shone; Mrs Stella Shaw; My Care My Home; Nested Support Ltd; New Care Formby OPCO Limited; Nwe Care Grappenhall (OPCO) Limited; NEW CARE GUISELEY (OPCO) LIMITED; New Care Handforth (OPCO) Limited; New Care Lytham (OPCO) Limited; New Care Opco (Woodford) Ltd; Norfolk Affinity Care Services Ltd; North West Care Cooperative Limited; Oakfield Psychological Services Limited; OZUMBA TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED; PEMBROKESHIRE RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED; Phoenix Collaborative Care Ltd; PLATINUM HOMECARE 4U LIMITED; Promedica24 (Lancashire) Ltd; Roseside Health Care Limited; Royal Mencap Society; Ryding Care Services Limited; S.J. Care Homes (Wallasey) Limited; Sage Care Limited; Sai Care Limited; Salisbury Management Services Limited; SCOTIA HEALTH CARE LIMITED; SHIRE OAKS COURT HEALTH CARE LIMITED; Soundpace Limited; Spring Forth Health Care; St Andrew's Healthcare; St George's (Liverpool) Limited; Surecare Health Ltd; The Frances Taylor Foundation; The London Centre for Eating Disorders and Body Image Ltd.; The Old Garden Care Ltd; The Woodlands Care Home TWCH LLP; W.I.L.L. Wirral Independent Living And Learning; Waythrough; When The Flag Drops Ltd; Wings Care (North West) LLP; Wirral Care Services Limited; Wirral Mind; Woodheath Care Limited; Woodworkout Ltd; Woolston House Health Care Limited; Your Health Ltd; Allied Care Ltd; Julie Harrison; Brighter Bloom Healthcare Group Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 16:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092530-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.alliedcare.co.uk
- http://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk
- http://www.candchealthcare.co.uk
- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- http://www.exemplarhc.com/
- http://www.ftf.org.uk
- http://www.harewoodparkcare.co.uk
- http://www.homeinstead.co.uk/wirral
- http://www.lovettcare.co.uk
- http://www.mencap.org.uk
- http://www.nestedsupport.com
- http://www.newcarehomes.com
- http://www.newhavencare.com
- http://www.norfolkaffinitycare.co.uk
- http://www.oakfieldpsychservices.co.uk
- http://www.orbis-group.co.uk
- http://www.promedica24.co.uk
- http://www.richmondresidentialhome.co.uk
- http://www.shaw.co.uk
- http://www.springforthhc.co.uk
- http://www.stah.org
- http://www.stellarcarenw.co.uk
- http://www.surecaregroup.com
- http://www.theoldgardencare.com
- http://www.thewoodlandsresidentialhome.co.uk
- http://www.willwirral.org.uk
- http://www.wingscare.co.uk
- http://www.yourhealthgroup.co.uk
- https://melrosehouse.co.uk/
- https://mentalhealthcare-uk.com/
- https://minstercaregroup.co.uk/care-homes/
- https://nwcarecoop.co.uk/
- https://phoenixcare.agency/
- https://professional-carers.co.uk/
- https://thelyndale.co.uk/
- https://wirralmind.org.uk/
- https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10003515GERY
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
- https://www.eminentcare.co.uk/
- https://www.maplegrp.org/uk
- https://www.norwaylodge.co.uk/
- https://www.salisburyhousewirral.co.uk/
- https://www.stgeorgescarehomes.co.uk/
- https://www.thelondoncentre.co.uk/
- https://www.waythrough.org.uk/
- https://www.woodheathcarehome.com/

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