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Published 30 Sept 2026, 16:51 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 competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD6)
Awarded value£06 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Takepart Limited +5 more6 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 - Cheshire Place has awarded a contract via Direct…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire Place 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 an existing provider delivering existing CHC Service across Cheshire and Merseyside
Delivery: North West · Service will be delivered in various locations across the UK dependent on patient 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 16:51 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 16:51 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092577
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e11 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 6
Awarded value £06 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 6latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Takepart LimitedSME——Awarded
Supported Homes LimitedSME——Awarded
Winnie Care (Macclesfield) LimitedSME——Awarded
We Change Lives (WCL)SME——Awarded
The Old Rectory Grappenhall LimitedSME——Awarded
SAS Care GroupSMECheshire And Merseyside Integrated Care Board——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid 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, WA11QY Stephen Evans [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice
  • SAS Care GroupAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13838058 Lake View Nursing Home, 244 Longton Road, Stoke-On-Trent,, West Midlands, ST4 8JD
  • Supported Homes LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05760518 Long Bennington Business Park, Newark, Yorkshire & Humber, NG23 5JR
  • Takepart LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03858171 Abbey House, 39 Barlows Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2PN
  • The Old Rectory Grappenhall LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07968949 Church Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, North West, WA4 3EP
  • We Change Lives (WCL)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02595601 Windsor House, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 3AT
  • Winnie Care (Macclesfield) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05149804 Sylvan, Victoria Terrace, Overdene, Saltburn By The Sea, Yorkshire & Humber, TS12 1JH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.