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Published 14 Mar 2025, 21:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service

Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£192,814published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Age UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient. The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Mar 2025, 21:08 GMT
Last source update: 12 Aug 2025, 16:46 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-048178
Classification (CPV): Community health services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ed93 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.

Publisher note: 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority<br/>by midnight of 26th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.<br/><br/>The BLMK ICB Chiefs (Executives) gave approval of this in November 2024 at the scheduled Investment Oversight Group Meeting. Conflicts of interest have been managed in line with the ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
12 Aug 2025, 16:46 BST

Published amendments (1)

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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract has been awa…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £192,8141 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Age UK	£192,814 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009553-2025-1 · Age UK
Signed
4 Mar 2025
Value
£192,814
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, East of England, SG17 5TQContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Age UKAwarded supplier Milton Keynes, LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.