Official UK procurement notice
NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority has opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications.
Applications are open from Thursday 1 August 2024 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (sussex-nhaqp-2024.carepulse.co.uk ↗) and will close at 5:00 pm on 12 September 2024.
Successful Providers will be added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list will be used by the NHS Sussex ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any…Awarded
The NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications.
Applications were open from Thursday 1 August 2024 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (sussex-nhaqp-2024.carepulse.co.uk ↗) and closed at 5:00 pm on 12 September 2024.
Successful Providers will be added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list will be used by the NHS Sussex ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults.
Continuing Healthcare placements for adults.
The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes.
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 are managing the procurement process on behalf of the NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority.
If you have any questions, require more information or want to participate, please email the Evalucom team at: [email protected].
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 criterion are stated only in the procurement documents: 1
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 1
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criterion are stated only in the procurement documents: 1
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 1
- Price carries 1 of 2 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.1 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 19 Dec 2023, 10:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 09:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Sept 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055237- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0426b9Find a Tender
Publisher note: This notice is an intention to award to the following providers: ACORN HEALTH CARE LIMITED ADELAIDE HEALTHCARE LIMITED AFFECTIONATE CARE HOME LIMITED AFFECTIONATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED ALFRISTON CARE LTD AMBERLEY LODGE CARE HOME LIMITED ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD ARONEL COTTAGE CARE HOME LTD ASHTON CARE (BOGNOR REGIS) LIMITED ASPEN PLACE LTD BALCOMBE CARE HOMES LIMITED BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED BARNHAM MANOR LIMITED BARRON KIRK QUALITY CARE LIMITED BAY HOUSE CARE LTD BIRCHGROVE HEALTHCARE (SUSSEX) LIMITED BONDCARE (LONDON) LTD BRENDONCARE FOUNDATION(THE) BROOKLANDS (FOREST ROW) LIMITED BUPA CARE HOMES (ANS) LTD BUPA CARE HOMES (BNH) LIMITED BUPA CARE HOMES (CFCHOMES) LIMITED BURLINGTON NURSING HOME LIMITED CADOGAN CARE LIMITED CARE @ ROBERTSBRIDGE LIMITED CARING HOMES (BROADBRIDGE) LIMITED CARLISLE LODGE LIMITED COAST CARE HOMES LTD COLVILLE CARE LIMITED COUNTRY LODGE NURSING HOME LIMITED DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED DOWNLANDS NURSING HOME LTD DSL CARE LTD EXCEL CARE HOMES LIMITED FERNDALE HEALTHCARE LIMITED FOREVER CARE LTD FRESHFORD COTTAGE NURSING HOME FULFORD CARE HOME LIMITED GALLEON CARE HOMES LIMITED GROVE PARK HEALTHCARE GROUP LIMITED GUILD CARE HAILSHAM HOUSE AND OPERATIONS LIMITED HASTINGS COURT LTD HAZELGROVE HEALTHCARE LIMITED HC-ONE LTD HC-ONE NO.1 LIMITED HC-ONE NO.3 LIMITED HEALTHCARE HOMES (LSC) LIMITED HEATHERDENE NURSING HOME HIGHBURY HOUSE NURSING HOME HL ASSOCIATES HOMEBEECH LIMITED INGHAM HOUSE LIMITED INGLEWOOD NURSING HOMES LIMITED INSPIRICARE LTD JK HEALTHCARE LTD KARGINI CARE SERVICES LIMITED KENLEY CARE LTD KINDCARE (UK) LTD LIFESTYLE CARE UK LTD LONDON RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED LONGACRE CARE HOME LIMITED MEDICREST LIMITED MELROSE CARE LIMITED METHODIST HOMES MIDDLETON GROVE LIMITED MRS CAROLINE MILLS NEWCARE HOMES LIMITED OAKLAND PRIMECARE LIMITED OAKLANDS CARE HOVE LIMITED OAKLODGE NURSING HOME OLDERCARE (HASLEMERE) LIMITED PARRIS LAWN CARE LTD PETWORTH COTTAGE NURSING HOME RADIANT CARE LIMITED REGENCY MEDICINE LTD ROTTINGDEAN NURSING HOME RUSSETTINGS CARE LIMITED RVJ HEALTHCARE LTD SEAWAY NURSING HOME LIMITED SILVERLAKE CARE 2 LIMITED SOUTH CARE HOMES LTD SOUTHLANDS COURT CARE HOMES LIMITED SOVEREIGN CARE LIMITED SPLENDID HEALTHCARE LTD ST MATTHEWS (MORETON CENTRE) LIMITED ST MICHAEL'S CARE HOMES LIMITED ST PETER'S PARK RETIREMENT VILLAGE LIMITED ST. DOMINIC'S LTD THE ADELAIDE NURSING HOME LIMITED THE BEECHES WORTHING LIMITED THE DEVONSHIRE NURSING HOME THE LAURELS NURSING HOME (HASTINGS) LIMITED THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION TRUSCOTT MANOR CAREHOME LTD WESTHOLME CLINIC LIMITED WILLETT LODGE CARE HOME LTD WOODCOTE CARE LTD WOODSTOWN HEALTHCARE LIMITED
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
1 Aug 2024 → 10 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender period opens1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
- Notice published10 Sept 2025, 09:48 BST
Notice history
6 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2024- Buyer details updated3 Jul 2024, 12:11 BST
- Status changed to active1 Aug 2024, 09:58 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST1 Aug 2024, 09:58 BST
- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2024, 17:51 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Dec 2024, 17:30 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Sept 2025, 09:48 BST
Published amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.4. | — | The NHS Sussex ICB Commissioning Authority has opened the NHS Sussex Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications are open from Thursday 1 August 2024 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://sussex-nhaqp-2024.carepulse.co.uk/) and will close at 5:00 pm on 12 September 2024. Successful Providers will be added to the NHS Sussex Nursing Home AQP list. T… |
The contract has been awarded to the following Providers: ACORN HEALTH CARE LIMITED ADELAIDE HEALTHCARE LIMITED AFFECTIONATE CARE HOME LIMITED AFFECTIONATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED ALFRISTON CARE LTD AMBERLEY LODGE CARE HOME LIMITED ARONEL COTTAGE CARE HOME LTD ASHTON CARE (BOGNOR REGIS) LIMITED ASPEN PLACE LTD BALCOMBE CARE HOMES LIMITED BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED BARNHAM MANOR LIMITED BARRON …
Following the previous Contract Award Notice published on 18 December 2024, the contract has been awarded to the following providers: PARRIS LAWN CARE LTD WOODSTOWN HEALTHCARE LIMITED
This notice confirms contract award to the following provider under the Provider Selection Regime: JK HEALTHCARE LIMITED - 3rd Floor, Marlborough House, 298 Regents Park Road, London, England, N3 2SZ This notice follows the transparency notices previously published: Intention to Award notice - 2024/S 000-037438 Contract Award notice - 2024/S 000-040857 Contract Award notice - 2025/S 000-0019…
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2024-11: 1 release · 19 Nov 2024
- 2024-08: 2 releases · 1 Aug 2024, 1 Aug 2024
- 2024-07: 1 release · 3 Jul 2024
- 2023-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| See Section VI: Complementary informationSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037438-2024-1 · See Section VI: Complementary informationSME
- Signed
- 19 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Sussex ICBContracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeHealth
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.