P1 Peripatetic Care support

Official notice

Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK41)

Awarded value£2,400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Abicare Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Devon sought to procure ongoing provision of peripatetic care support for P1 discharge work in Plymouth

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Due to lack of capacity in local authority provision, NHS Devon urgently required…Awarded

Due to lack of capacity in local authority provision, NHS Devon urgently required additional peripatetic support for P1 work with patients being discharged from hospital in Plymouth. An incumbent was already in place and performing well. Due to the urgency of the need the decision was taken to award a short direct award to this provider. The award is for provision of maximum 29 staff and it is anticipated this number will reduce during the course of the contract period. The contract period is 1/10/25 to 31/3/26 with a 6 month extension option.

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Contract may be extended by 6 months to facilitate further procurement activity if required.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 26 Sept 2025, 09:42 BST
Last source update: 26 Sept 2025, 09:42 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-059966
Classification (CPV): Social work and related services
Delivery area: South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: There was not time to conduct a fully complaint procurement for this service. Due to the urgency of the need, as a result of lack of Local Authority capacity, and the existence of an incumbent supplier performing well and offering competitive local pricing/ alignment with Social Value concerns of the ICB, the decision has been made to issue a short direct award of 6 months, with a 6 month extension option to enable capacity issues to be addressed. A 6 month extension option is included should further procurement be necessary.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Abicare Services LtdSME	£2,400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 059966-2025-1 · Abicare Services LtdSME
Signed
25 Sept 2025
Value
£2,400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJK Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane,, Exeter, South West, EX25AZContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Devon ICBReview body ExeterContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Abicare Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05597217 Salisbury, South West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.