Care Home Enhanced Rapid Response Service (CHERRS)

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£812,364published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to ELM Alliance Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service will provide timely reactive care, anticipating disease exacerbation and manage acute illness based on the providers in depth understanding of long-term conditions as part of a person-centered approach. The provider will ensure the service provides high levels of communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills that will ensure risk can be managed appropriately. The provider will ensure that staff take responsibility for their own decisions, through advanced clinical skills including non-medical prescribing and physical assessment to support effective clinical decision making in relation to the wellbeing of care home residents.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

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: 25 Feb 2025, 14:27 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2025, 09:52 GMT
Authority reference: NECS532
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008649
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e7ce Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 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 midnight on 10/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

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 midnight on 10/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net Details of the group making the award decision: South Tees Place Subcommittee at NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

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. Contract Start Date: 01/0…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £812,3641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ELM Alliance Limited	£812,364 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Care Home Enhanced Rapid Response Service (CHERRS) · ELM Alliance Limited
Signed
25 Feb 2025
Value
£812,364
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QHM Pemberton House, Sunderland, North East, SR4 6SJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ELM Alliance LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 1096823 B3 Kingfisher House Kingsway, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0JQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.