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Published 25 Mar 2025, 13:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 12 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Care Preference Ltd +9 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

The service provides assessment, case management and review including:

Allocation of care for patients based on clinical need

Co-ordination of the continuing healthcare and funded nurse care panel

Personal health budget planning

Clinical review of continued eligibility for care

Annual review of provider delivery

The administration of referrals

Continuing healthcare, mental health and learning disability and lead case management

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service across Cheshire & Merseyside.

The contract will start on the 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025.

The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs.

These are new providers delivering an existing CHC Service across Cheshire & Merseyside that were onboarded between 01/01/2024 to 05/02/2025.

Delivery: UK · Service will be delivered in various locations across the UK dependent on patient placement - see award information for location.

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: 25 Mar 2025, 13:11 GMT
Last source update: 25 Mar 2025, 13:11 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011116
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f868 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) 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.

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. In accordance with the onboarding process the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB CHC Teams have identified a suitable provider to deliver CHC Services. The decisions to on board these providers were made by various Place CHC Teams from 01/01/2024 to 05/02/2025 to meet the immediate clinical needs of a patient. On the 12/03/2024 the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved the decision to award CHC contracts via Direct Award B from when PSRs were implemented. Two committee members have a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 11

Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 11latest 12 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Care Preference LtdSMEContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
Cherish UK LimitedContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
DHCH14 LIMITEDContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
London and Manchester Healthcare (Romiley) LtdContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
Mecrews Healthcare LimitedContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
Cera Care LtdContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
Stonewood Complex CareSMEContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
K and S Bond Holdings LtdContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
VALORUM CARE LIMITEDContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded
Ashberry Care HomesContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside	£0 †	—	Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Care Preference LtdSME
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Cherish UK Limited
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · DHCH14 LIMITED
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · London and Manchester Healthcare (Romiley) Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Mecrews Healthcare Limited
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Cera Care Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Stonewood Complex CareSME
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · K and S Bond Holdings Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · VALORUM CARE LIMITED
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside · Ashberry Care Homes
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside
Signed
12 Mar 2024
Value
£0
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG No 1 Lakeside, WARRINGTON, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

11 commercial parties on the notice

Ashberry Care HomesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4886239 1 Lea Business Park, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, East of England, AL5 5EQ
Care Preference LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07230659 Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Heslington, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5DG
Cera Care LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 9874278 Crown House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Industrial Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9QR
Cherish UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 5435700 8 Skyways Commercial Campus, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, North West, FY4 3RS
DHCH14 LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12415416 2-4 Lord Street, Southport, North West, PR8 1QD
London and Manchester Healthcare (Romiley) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08142065 Cherry Tree House, 167 Compstall Road, Romiley, Stockport, North West, SK6 4JA
Mecrews Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13659730 Rutherford House, Warrington Road, Birchwood, Warrington, North West, WA3 6ZE
Safe Spaces For Men NW LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14080863 651a Mauldeth Road, West Chorlton, Manchester, North West, M21 7SA
Stonewood Complex Care LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14363348 Empress Business Centre, 380 Chester Road, Manchester, North West, M16 9EA
Valorum Care LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10999448 2nd Floor, 9 Portland Street, Manchester, North West, M1 3BE
Willow Green CIOAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 1173796 St Werburghs Development Centre, Irwell Road, Warrington, North West, WA4 6DQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.