Official UK procurement notice
NHS Sussex ICB Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Sussex ICB opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for new applicants.
Applications were open from Tuesday 1 April 2025 through CarePulse eProcurement (sussex-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk ↗) and closed at 5:00 pm on 13 May 2025. Applications were evaluated between 14 May 2025 and 8 July 2025.
Successful Providers have been added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list, which the ICB uses as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Sussex ICB opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP)…Awarded
NHS Sussex ICB opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for new applicants.
This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC registered Nursing Homes and is applicable to Providers with nursing homes in West Sussex, East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, or the surrounding area.
Applications were open from Tuesday 1 April 2025 through CarePulse eProcurement (sussex-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk ↗) and closed at 5:00 pm on 13 May 2025. Applications were evaluated between 14 May 2025 and 8 July 2025.
Successful Providers have been added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list, which the ICB uses as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults.
This notice relates to an existing service; the contract commenced on 1 December 2024. The Providers listed in this notice are new Providers joining this contract for the first time.
The procurement is conducted under the Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.
The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract.
Evalucom Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority. The award decision was made by NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority.
If you have any questions or require more information, please email [email protected].
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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 (1)
- Quality criterion are stated only in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criterion are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
- Price not evaluated; providers confirmed acceptance of the fixed contract rates set out in the contract: 0
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
- 13 Mar 2025, 09:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 May 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029843- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec84Find a Tender
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. This notice follows the contract award notice published on 27 August 2025 (ref. 2025/S 000-051698), and records additional providers that have entered into the contract within the last 30 days. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process to the following providers: ANAVO CARE (HOVE) LTD - First Floor, 15-17 The Crescent, Leatherhead, Surrey, England, KT22 8DY LOTUS CARE 1 LIMITED - Studio 4, 224 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6PJ
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 May 2025, 09:00 BST
Timeline
1 Apr 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened14 May 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published206 days ago31 Mar 2026, 15:21 BST
Notice history
4 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025- Status changed to active1 Apr 2025, 09:00 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Apr 2025, 09:00 BST
- Deadline published: 13 May 2025, 17:00 BST1 Apr 2025, 09:00 BST
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2025, 16:34 BST
Published amendments (1)
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. This notice follows the contract award notice published on 21 October 2025 (ref. 2025/S 000-067234)…
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 15 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2025
- 2025-03: 1 release · 13 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| See Section VI: Complementary informationSME | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| See Section VI: Complementary informationSME | £0 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| See Section VI: Complementary informationSME | £0 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040171-2025-1 · See Section VI: Complementary informationSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £0
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Contract 051698-2025-1 · See Section VI: Complementary informationSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £0
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Contract 067234-2025-1 · See Section VI: Complementary informationSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2025
- Value
- £0
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- See Section VI: Complementary informationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.