Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Single site Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton Place

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Awarded value£1,015,392published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BLUE MARINE CARE LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of 15 intermediate care beds on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place is urgently required to provide alternative arrangements for bed based intermediate care capacity to support early supported discharge and hospital avoidance. The purpose is to support and maintain quality and patient safety within Sefton's Urgent Care system at a time of significant seasonal pressure.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place has awarded a 1 year contract to the…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place has awarded a 1 year contract to the identified provider on the grounds of urgency to deliver intermediate care bed provision on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place.

This is considered as the only feasible option utilising a known provider whilst undertaking a market review to establish a longer term contract.

The contract commenced on 19th January 2026 and will end on 18th January 2027.

The contract value 19th January 2026 - 31st March 2026 is £167,785.

The contract value 1st April 2026 - 18th January 2027 is £847,607. The total contract value is £1,015,392

Delivery: North West · Southport

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: 22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
Authority reference: 25_26_QYG_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005888
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060c92 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR 2023). For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. On the 4th December 2025 the Executive Committee approved this decision and no conflicts of interest were declared. Provision of 15 intermediate care beds on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place is urgently required to provide alternative arrangements for bed based intermediate care capacity to support early supported discharge and hospital avoidance. The purpose is to support and maintain quality and patient safety within Sefton's Urgent Care system at a time of significant seasonal pressure.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,015,3921 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BLUE MARINE CARE LLP	£1,015,392 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Single site Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton Place · BLUE MARINE CARE LLP
Signed
4 Dec 2025
Value
£1,015,392
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body WarringtonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blue Marine Care LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC454672 Suite 7 Arkleigh Mansions 200 Brent Street, London, London, NW4 1BJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.