Official UK procurement notice
Nursing Care and Clinical Oversight Services at Millvina an Brushwood Care Homes
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
CPV: Residential nursing care services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The…Awarded
This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
The Council intends to award a 12 month contract, with the option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years. Additional information: This is an Intention to Award Notice. The proposed award 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.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality and innovation: 20%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10%
- Value: 20%
- Social value: 10%
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration: 40
- Quality and innovation: 20
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10
- Social value: 10
- Value: 20
- Suitability
Bidders must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Any other requirements are set out in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
The provision of nursing care services under the contract must be undertaken by Registered General Nurses (RGN's).
Any other requirements are set out in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 13:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN760035- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034067- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d73fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Conditions for the performance of the contract are set out in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the 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 an 8 working day standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the end of the standstill period, midnight on Wednesday 9 April 2025. Any representations should be sent for the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts via email to commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk or by post to Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH (it is advised to use a signed for delivery service). This contract has not yet formally been awarded, and will only be concluded upon completion of the standstill period. The decision to award was made by the Council's Deputy Chief Executive & Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, Anne Marie Lubanski on 19 March 2025. No conflicts of interest were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 40% Quality and innovation: 20% Value: 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10% Social Value: 10%
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 20 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected3 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 13:42 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Feb 2025- Published value published: £8,400,00014 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Status changed to active14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Deadline published: 10 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT14 Feb 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2025, 12:09 GMT
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 the competitive process. The date of contract aw…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITEDSME | £8,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011746-2025-DN760035-1 · PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- £8,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria