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Published 6 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BSOL_1st Care Limited_2026-27_Acorn Care Home_P2/EAB UA

Official notice

Authority: NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£1,285,843published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to 1st Care Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This urgent contract award is for block and spot purchase care home dementia beds for pathway 2 discharge clients

CPV: Residential nursing care services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1"Services to be provided: Pathway 2 Care Home Beds for clients with dementiaAwarded

"Services to be provided: Pathway 2 Care Home Beds for clients with dementia

This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance

Estimated Lifetime Value of the Contract (12 months) is between £297,214 and £1,285,843, dependant on the variable factors such as special observation costs and spot purchase placements.

Services are to be provided between 29th July 2026 and 28th July 2027 inclusive."

Delivery: West Midlands

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: 6 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Authority reference: BSOL_1st Care Limited_2026-27_Acorn Care Home_P2/EAB UA
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074813
Classification (CPV): Residential nursing care services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf6 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 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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Urgent circumstances provision was applied in line with the regulations due an unforeseen loss of capacity in the system. The contract is for dementia care home beds to discharge patients from 29th July 2026 onwards. The additonal beds were required to support hospital flow within to enable the best outcome for patients who are medically fit to be discharged from hospital and for patients who require admission to hospital. The decision to commission the service was made by the ICB UEC team. Declarations of Interest were sought from all decision makers and no interests were declared. The start date of the contract is 29th July 2026 and the end date is 28th July 2027."

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,285,8431 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
1st Care LimitedSME	£1,285,843 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

BSOL_1st Care Limited_2026-27_Acorn Care Home_P2/EAB UA · 1st Care LimitedSME
Signed
29 Jul 2026
Value
£1,285,843
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QHL NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Alpha Tower, 8th Floor, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11TTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICBReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

1st Care LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04254989 Birmingham, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.