Official UK procurement notice
Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #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 1st of March 2025
and expire on 31st March 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 1st March 2025 and 31st March 2025
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
- 1 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036461- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- 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 decision to on board the provider was made by various Place CHC Teams from 01/03/2025 to 31/03/2025 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. 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd (Lear House)Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Every Second CareContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Rosewood Healthcare Ld (The Cottage Nursing Home)Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Pembrokeshire Resource Centre LimitedSMEContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| St Helens and Knowsley Caring Association Ltd (St Bartholomew's Court Nursing Home)SMEContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Ace Care Professionals LimitedContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| New Age Care Solutions LimitedContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| Barchester HealthcareContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
| MERLIN HOUSE (ECHO) LIMITEDContinuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd (Lear House)
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Every Second Care
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Rosewood Healthcare Ld (The Cottage Nursing Home)
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Pembrokeshire Resource Centre LimitedSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · St Helens and Knowsley Caring Association Ltd (St Bartholomew's Court Nursing Home)SME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Ace Care Professionals Limited
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · New Age Care Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · Barchester Healthcare
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- £0
- Status
- active
Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire &Merseyside · MERLIN HOUSE (ECHO) LIMITED
- 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd (Lear House)Awarded supplier
- Ace Care Professionals LimitedAwarded supplier
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd (Lanercost House)Awarded supplier
- Every Second CareAwarded supplier
- Merlin House (Echo) Limited (Merlin House)Awarded supplier
- New Age Care Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
- Pembrokeshire Resource Centre (Bangeston Hall)Awarded supplier
- Rosewood Healthcare Ld (The Cottage Nursing Home)Awarded supplier
- St Helens and Knowsley Caring Association Ltd (St Bartholomew's Court Nursing Home)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.