Official UK procurement notice
BLMK ICB Specialist Residential Acquired Brain Injury and Stroke Rehab (Brainkind)
Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialised Rehabilitation for patients with highly complex acquired brain injury or stroke needs.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Specialised Rehabilitation for patients with highly complex acquired brain injury or…Awarded
Specialised Rehabilitation for patients with highly complex acquired brain injury or stroke needs.<br/>The intention is to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C and the contract is a cost per case contract and will be paid according to need. The intention is to award the contract 1st April 2026– 31st March 2028.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2025, 15:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059187Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The following line is required by the Central Digital Platform (CDP): ‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 by 11th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 decision makers by 11th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’ <br/><br/>Any written representations should be sent to agem.blmkicb.tntracker@nhs.net <br/><br/>The BLMK ICB Chiefs (Executives) gave approval of this in August 2025 at the<br/>scheduled Chiefs (Executives) Meeting. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BrainkindAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.