Official UK procurement notice
Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty
Authority: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProactive care relating to frailty in West Berkshire commencing Autumn 2026 to deliver improved outcomes from Winter 2026.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to undertake…Awarded
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to undertake proactive care relating to frailty with the intention of keeping patients out of an acute hospital setting. This service will operate from November 2026 and run to 30th September 2027.
The provider will deliver a targeted Proactive Neighbourhood Service for an agreed cohort drawn primarily from PNG groups 10-11 and, where clinically appropriate, selected patients within PNG9. They will operate as part of the wider Berkshire West neighbourhood and Integrated Neighbourhood Team model, working alongside primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. They will identify and prioritise the agreed cohort using population health data, clinical judgement, frailty indicators and local intelligence and undertake proportionate, frailty-focused holistic assessment based on clinical need, including a mini-CGA or equivalent structured assessment where appropriate. They will: (1) Refer patients with complex or specialist needs into the appropriate multidisciplinary, community, frailty or specialist pathway; (2) Review, develop or update care plans where clinically indicated, including crisis planning, advance care planning, end-of-life planning and ReSPECT documentation where appropriate; (3) Present or refer patients to the relevant core cluster MDT, specialist MDT or neighbourhood forum where multidisciplinary input is required; (4) Participate in regular MDT meetings and shared decision-making to support coordinated care; (5) Work with system partners to improve alignment and coordination of existing services within the Berkshire West neighbourhood model; and (6)Maintain continuous review of high-risk cohorts to support proactive, targeted intervention.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The approximate value of the contract is £558,200. This a new service and is an award to a new provider.
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
- 21 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
- Authority reference
PR BHFT 0845- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c79Find 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) intention to 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 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 2nd November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 2nd November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any representations should be made to: tim.shannon@berkshire.nhs.uk The award decision was made by Deputy Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Finance. No conflicts of interest were identified. The evaluation weightings are: Quality & Innovation 30%, Value 20%, Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 15%, Improving Access, reducing health inequalities & facilitation of choice 10%, Social Value 10%, and Basic Selection Criteria 15%. These weightings were considered to reflect the importance of the requirement to the patients who will be supported by the service. The provider selected met all of these criteria to primarily a good standard but as a minimum an acceptable standard. A Prior Indicative Notice relating to this requirement was placed on 22nd September 2026 with a notice identifier of 2026/S 000-089435.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Primary Care Alliance CIC | £558,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty · The Primary Care Alliance CIC
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Value
- £558,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Primary Care Alliance CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.