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title: "Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e1a"
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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-077e1a

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## Summary

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board buys continuing healthcare services to meet individual patients’ assessed clinical needs. 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 support. Care is commissioned for each patient under service specifications and must comply with the statutory National Framework for NHS-funded care. Delivery is across Cheshire and Merseyside, with placements made in locations according to individual patients’ needs. This is an existing service delivered by established providers, rather than a single site-based care contract.

The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime, using Direct Award B without a prior competition. The ICB says its place-based continuing healthcare teams identified suitable providers to meet immediate patient needs, and its committee approved this award route. The contract period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Forty suppliers are listed as award recipients: Care UK Community Partnerships, Aaban Partnership, Aegis Residential Care Homes, Aeracura, Althea Healthcare (Management), AMG Consultancy Services, Anavo Care (Brampton), Anavo Care (Crewe), Apollo Care & Support, AStar Homecare Services, Avery Homes (Nelson), Belong, Beyond Support, C&D Family Care, C4 Care, Canterbury Care Homes, Care Plus Homecare Services, Caritas Services, Cherished Care Services, Cheshire Homecare, Cheshire Support Services, Community Care Matters, Compassionate Care, Conifers Care Homes, Creative Support, Danebridge Medical Practice, Dimensions Somerset Sev, EHC Moston Grange, Fairways Newydd, Fordent Properties, Gray Healthcare, HC-One, Heart to Heart Care NW, Hestia Healthcare Properties, iMap Centre, Independent Clinical Services, Inspired Life Care, Lawton Manor Care Home, Lawton Rise Care Home and Live! The stated contract value is nil, with patient-level agreements setting agreed costs; each recorded contract value is £0.01. Patient choice accounts for 99% of evaluation and price 1%.

This award demonstrates demand for providers able to deliver individually commissioned NHS continuing healthcare across Cheshire and Merseyside, including homecare, residential care and specialist packages. The scope spans funded nursing, complex and palliative care, children’s continuing care, specialist mental health and learning disability support, so credible suppliers need service capacity suited to varied clinical needs and patient placements. Delivery must follow the relevant service specifications and statutory National Framework. The buyer used an onboarding route to select suitable providers for immediate needs, and the evaluation gave overwhelming weight to patient choice rather than price. The selected provider base includes both small and large organisations, indicating that capability can be demonstrated at different business scales. Providers considering similar requirements from this ICB should be able to respond to patient-specific placements and sustain established care services across the area.

## 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/092588-2026 |
| 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 | 40 |
| Supplier names | Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd; AABAN PARTNERSHIP LTD; AEGIS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES LIMITED; Aeracura Limited; ALTHEA HEALTHCARE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED; AMG Consultancy Services Ltd; Anavo Care (Brampton) Limited; ANAVO CARE (CREWE) LTD; Apollo Care & Support Ltd; AStar Homecare Services Limited; AVERY HOMES (NELSON) LIMITED; Belong; Beyond Support Limited; C & D Family Care Ltd; C4 Care; Canterbury Care Homes Limited; CARE PLUS HOMECARE SERVICES LTD; Caritas Services Ltd; Cherished Care Services; CHESHIRE HOMECARE LTD; Cheshire Support Services Limited; Community Care Matters Limited; Compassionate Care Ltd; Conifers Care Homes Ltd; Creative Support; Danebridge Medical Practice; Dimensions Somerset SEV Limited; EHC Moston Grange Limited; Fairways Newydd Ltd; Fordent Properties Limited; Gray Healthcare Limited; HC One Ltd; Heart to Heart Care NW Limited; Hestia Healthcare Properties Limited; Imap Centre; Independent Clinical Services Limited; Inspired Life Care Limited; LAWTON MANOR CARE HOME LIMITED; LAWTON RISE CARE HOME LIMITED; Live! |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 17:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092588-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://careplusltd.co.uk/
- http://www.Beyondsupportlimited.com
- http://www.aaban.co.uk
- http://www.amgnursing.com
- http://www.anavogroup.com
- http://www.apollo-care-support.co.uk
- http://www.astarhomecare.co.uk
- http://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk
- http://www.belong.org.uk
- http://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk
- http://www.c4-care.com
- http://www.canddfamilycare.co.uk
- http://www.canterbury-care.com
- http://www.caritasservices.com
- http://www.cherishedcareservices.com
- http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
- http://www.communitycarematters.co.uk
- http://www.compassionatecareltd.co.uk
- http://www.coniferscaregroup.com
- http://www.creativesupport.co.uk
- http://www.danebridge.org.uk
- http://www.grayhealthcare.com
- http://www.hc-one.co.uk
- http://www.imapcentre.co.uk
- http://www.inspiredlifecare.co.uk
- http://www.kingsleyhealthcare.com
- http://www.surecare.co.uk/centralcheshire
- http://www.thornbury-nursing.com
- https://equilibrium.healthcare/
- https://fairways.org.uk/
- https://livecheshire.org.uk/
- https://pearlcare.co.uk/
- https://www.barchester.com/
- https://www.careuk.com
- https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
- https://www.cheshiresupportservices.co.uk/
- https://www.dimensions-uk.org/

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