---
title: "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077df6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-09-30"
---

# Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

Buyer: NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077df6

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board procured continuing healthcare services for patients across Cheshire and Merseyside, with placements made at locations determined by individual patient needs. The service is intended to comply with the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care. It covers continuing healthcare, funded nursing care and complex care packages, including palliative care; continuing care for children and young people; specialist mental health care under Section 117; and specialist learning disability care. The requirement concerns care commissioned for individual patients rather than a single fixed site or uniform service package. The contract describes this as an existing service delivered by existing providers across the area, addressing immediate clinical needs identified by the ICB’s place-based continuing healthcare teams.

The contract has been awarded to 58 providers through Direct Award B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, without a competition. The listed suppliers are Abbotsound Limited, Adswood Lodge Health Care Limited, Age Concern Wirral, Amore Home Care Limited, AP Birkenhead Limited, Assistwide Limited, Autism Care (UK) Limited, Autism Initiatives (UK), Barker Care Limited, Best Lives Limited, Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited, Bondcare (London) Limited, Bowerfield House Limited, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Brook View Health Care Limited, Brookfield Homecare Limited, Care and Support TM Ltd, Care at Home Group Ltd, Care Solutions Liverpool Ltd, Caring Connections Limited, Chapel House Care Ltd, Church Walk Health Care Limited, Coed Du Hall Ltd, Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited, Croftwood Care UK Limited, Derwen College, Elysium Care Partnerships Limited, Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited, Fairfield Care Limited, Fernwood Health Care Limited, Grange Residential Care Limited, Happy Times Activities Ltd, Heswall Care Limited, Impression Health & Support Apartments Limited, Impression Health and Support Domiciliary Care Agency Ltd, Independence at home Limited, Independent Community Care Management Limited, JN Healthcare Group Limited, Just One Recruitment and Training Limited, K and S Bond Holdings Ltd, K Jones and R Brown, Lancashire Care Limited, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Lifeways Community Care Limited, Lifeways Independent Living Alliance Limited, Lifeways Raglin Limited, Local Solutions, Lonsdale Midlands Limited, Making Space, Mannacom Limited, Maples Community Care Limited, Marantomark Limited, Maria Mallaband (6) Limited, Maria Mallaband 17 Limited, Maria Mallaband 7 Limited, Maria Mallaband Limited, Maria Mallaband Properties (4) Limited and Maria Mallaband Properties (5) Limited. The contracts are stated to run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026; the award decision followed committee approval on 19 November 2024. The contract states nil value, while each recorded contract value is £0.01. Evaluation weighted patient choice at 99% and price at 1%.

This requirement is relevant to providers able to deliver NHS-funded care packages for individual patients across a range of placements, rather than only organisations offering one standard service from a single facility. Credible suppliers need the clinical and operational capability to provide care in line with the statutory National Framework, including continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, Section 117 mental health support and specialist learning disability care. The range of appointed providers includes home-care, residential and specialist health and support organisations, including both small and larger businesses. The stated evaluation placed almost all weight on patient choice, with price carrying a small share, so a strong future competitor would need to demonstrate that it can meet patient needs and deliver suitable care across the relevant local area. The recorded arrangement is for existing providers and services, indicating a requirement built around established delivery capacity and individual placement agreements.

## 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/092538-2026 |
| 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 | 58 |
| Supplier names | Abbotsound Limited; ADSWOOD LODGE HEALTH CARE LIMITED; Age Concern Wirral; Amore Home Care Limited; AP Birkenhead Limited; Assistwide Limited; Autism Care (UK) Limited; Autism Initiatives; BARKER CARE LIMITED; BEST LIVES LIMITED; Blue Ribbon Healthcare Limited; Bondcare (London) Limited; Bowerfield House Limited; The Disabilities Trust; Brook View Health Care Limited; Brookfield Homecare Limited; casi care; Care At Home Group Ltd; Care Solutions Liverpool Limited; Caring Connections; Chapel House Care Ltd; Church Walk Health Care Ltd; Coed Du Hall Ltd; Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited; Croftwood Care UK Ltd; Derwen College; Elysium Care Partnerships Limited; Elysium Healthcare No. 4 Limited; Fairfield Care Limited; FERNWOOD HEALTH CARE LIMITED; Grange Residential Care Ltd; Happy Times Activities; Heswall Care Limited; Impression Health & Support Apartments Limited; Impression Health and Support Domiciliary Care Agency Ltd; Independence at home Limited; INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY CARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED; JN HEALTHCARE GROUP; JUST ONE HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE LIMITED; K and S Bond Holdings Ltd; K Jones and R Brown; Lancashire Care Limited; Leonard Cheshire Disability; Lifeways Community Care; Lifeways Independent Living Alliance Limited; Lifeways Raglin Limited; Local Solutions; Lonsdale Midlands Limited; Making Space; Mannacom Limited; Maples Community Care; Marantomark Limited; Maria Mallaband (6) Limited; Maria Mallaband 17 Limited; MARIA MALLABAND 7 LIMITED; MARIA MALLABAND LIMITED; MARIA MALLABAND PROPERTIES (4) LIMITED; MARIA MALLABAND PROPERTIES (5) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092538-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.Blueribbon.co.uk
- http://www.ageukwirral.org.uk
- http://www.autisminitiatives.org
- http://www.autismpathways.co.uk
- http://www.bondcare.co.uk
- http://www.brookfieldcare.co.uk
- http://www.candchealthcare.co.uk
- http://www.careathomegroup.com
- http://www.caringconnections.org.uk
- http://www.cedarcarehomes.com
- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- http://www.dementiaresourcecommunity.co.uk
- http://www.derwen.ac.uk
- http://www.exemplarhc.com/
- http://www.fairfieldresidential.co.uk
- http://www.grosvenorcare.com
- http://www.icare-solutions.co.uk
- http://www.impressionhealthandsupportltd.co.uk
- http://www.jnhg.co.uk
- http://www.justone.org.uk
- http://www.lastminutenursing.com
- http://www.leonardcheshire.org
- http://www.lifeways.co.uk
- http://www.localsolutions.org.uk
- http://www.makingspace.co.uk
- http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk
- http://www.richmondresidentialhome.co.uk
- http://www.thedtgroup.org
- http://www.themaplescommunity.co.uk
- https://bestlives.org.uk/
- https://coeddu.com/
- https://grangeresidentialcare.co.uk/
- https://impressiongroup.org/
- https://jobs.careconcerngroup.com/our-homes
- https://lifeways.co.uk/our-services/support-for-adults-with-autism
- https://marantomark.co.uk/
- https://minstercaregroup.co.uk/care-homes/
- https://sites.google.com/view/independenceathome
- https://www.amore-complexcare.co.uk/
- https://www.avaloncare.co.uk/
- https://www.caretech-uk.com/
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
- https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk
- https://www.happytimesactivities.co.uk/
- https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/

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