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Published 30 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside

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£020 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd +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 - Cheshire Place has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service in Cheshire & MerseysideAwarded
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, 17:01 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e1a
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 12/03/2024 the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved the decision to award CHC contracts via Direct Award B. Two committee members have 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 40
Awarded value £020 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 20latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd——Awarded
AStar Homecare Services Limited——Awarded
Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited——Awarded
Belong——Awarded
Beyond Support Limited——Awarded
C&D Family Care Ltd——Awarded
C4 Care LtdSME——Awarded
Canterbury Care Homes LimitedSME——Awarded
Care Plus Homecare Services LtdSME——Awarded
Caritas Services LtdSME——Awarded

30 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside · Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-10 · AStar Homecare Services Limited

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-11 · Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-12 · Belong

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-13 · Beyond Support Limited

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-14 · C&D Family Care Ltd

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-15 · C4 Care LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-16 · Canterbury Care Homes LimitedSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-17 · Care Plus Homecare Services LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-18 · Caritas Services LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-19

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-2

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-20

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-21

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-22

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-23

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-24

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-25

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-26

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

  • Contract 092588-2026-27

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

40 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.