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Published 6 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD6)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 28 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Apollo Home Healthcare Limited +9 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main purpose of the service is to deliver a service that fully complies with the statutory National Framework in relation to NHS Funded Care. This includes delivery of commissioned care, per individual patient, in line with service specifications that cover:

Continuing healthcare

Funded nursing care

Complex care packages including palliative care

Children's and young people's continuing care

Specialist mental health care (Section 117)

Specialist learning disabilities

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service in Cheshire & Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2025 and expire on 31st March 2026.

The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs.

This is a new provider delivering existing CHC Service across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Delivery: North West · Service will be delivered in various locations across the UK dependent on placement placement - see award information for location.

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 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST
Last source update
6 Jul 2026, 09:43 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063077
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c409 Find 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) 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.

Publisher note: 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. In accordance with the onboarding process the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB CHC Teams have identified a suitable provider to deliver CHC Services . The decision to on board the provider was made by various Place CHC Teams from 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026 to meet the immediate clinical needs of a patient. On the 19/11/2024 the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved the decision to award CHC contracts via Direct Award B. One committee member has a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 11
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 11latest 28 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Apollo Home Healthcare LimitedSMEContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Tees Grange Health Care LimitedContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
CARE SOLUTIONS (ST HELENS) LTDContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
MPS Care Group (Bramling Cross Registrations Limited)Continuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
GAINFORD CARE HOMES LIMITEDContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Highland Ornate LtdContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Prime Care (UK) Ltd (Sylvan House Residential Home)Continuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Meadows Homecare Liverpool & Sefton LtdContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Outreach (Sefton) LimitedContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded
Hilldale Housing Association LimitedContinuing Health Service in Cheshire and Merseyside£0 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

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, WA11QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

11 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.