Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIntegrated Community Care Service providing 5 Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is an Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
This is an Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract for an Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, following a competitive process.
The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £242,410.
This is an existing service and will be delivered by a new provider. It is anticipated that the service will commence on 21st November 2025 for a term of 6 months.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Pricing: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 17:35 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 17:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C377324- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072566- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564f4Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 20th November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The award criteria and weightings for this procurement was: Key Criteria: Quality and innovation 20% Key Criteria: Value 40% Key Criteria: Integration, Collaboration and service sustainability 15% Key Criteria: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 15% Key Criteria: Social Value 10% The chosen provider was selected due to achieving the highest score across the key criteria used. This decision has been made by the Trust's evaluation team. Joanne Worman - Directorate Manager, CSS & Community Services Sandra McCarthy - Service Manager, Intermediate Care Team No conflicts of interest were identified. Please contact [email protected] with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced: Project reference: C377324 Project title: Integrated Community Care Service providing Step Down Beds to Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries If no representations are received before midnight on 20th November 2025, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract award.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025
- Bids opened26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published347 days ago10 Nov 2025, 17:12 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2025, 17:12 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Nov 2025, 17:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MARINE CARE LLPSME | £242,410 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072566-2025-1 · BLUE MARINE CARE LLPSME
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2025
- Value
- £242,410
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS TrustContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Mersey and West Lancs NHS TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blue Marine Care LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.