Official UK procurement notice
NCL ICB - Mercury Care Services Limited
Authority: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract issued to meet placement<br/>criteria for individual service user<br/>eligible for Continuing Healthcare<br/>(CHC).<br/>Supplier to deliver the following service: home care<br/>Contract start date: 13/08/2024<br/>Contract end date: 01/10/2024<br/><br/>Contract awarded at weekly placement<br/>Package of care started at 56 hours at a weekly cost of £1268.82. On 12/09/2024 care hours was increased to 133 hours at a new weekly fee of £2989.77. Total cost: £13734.15<br/><br/>For noting this is a new placement with an existing provider.<br/><br/>Reason for this provider:<br/>Continuity of Care: Client was previously using this provider prior to becoming CHC eligible
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Fast Track Care package brokeredAwarded
Fast Track Care package brokered. Contract issued to meet placement criteria for individual eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare
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
- 27 Mar 2025, 17:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2025, 17:33 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011652- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9c1Find 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) contract 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 notes that this contract has been formally awarded under the PSR. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority 30 days from the date of this notice<br/>Due to the requirements listed in the client's care plan, this provider was the most suitable to deliver on the placement needs. Client was a Fast Track patient and was already self funding care from this provider prior to becoming CHC eligible.
- Review procedure
Written representations should be sent to nclicb.cicprovidercontracts@nhs.net within 30 days of contract award or the publication of this notice include the FTS reference.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime<br/>(PSR) confirmation of contract award<br/>notice. This contract has been awarded<br/>under the Health Care Services<br/>(Provider Selection Regime)<br/>Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of<br/>doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not<br/>apply to this award. This contract has<br/>been formally awarded using direct<br/>award process C<br/>Written representations should be sent to nclicb.cicprovidercontracts@nhs.net within 30 days of contract award or the publication of this notice which ever date is latest.<br/>The decision to award the contract<br/>was made by the CIC Commissioning Manager on 12/08/2024.<br/>• No declarations of actual, or potential<br/>interests by those officers involved in<br/>this decision have been received
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Care Services LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011652-2025-1 · Mercury Care Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 1 | — | £1,269 – £13,734 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- NHS North Central London ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mercury Care Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.