Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 5 Mar 2025, 15:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Peripatetic Care · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£1,200,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Abicare Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Peripatetic Care workers to extend delivery of additional Pathway 1 capacity identified following Demand and Capacity Modelling and intermediate care Plan. This is to enable Phase 2 Procurement, Commissioning Intentions and Implementation to be completed whilst ensuring the Plymouth system has sufficient capacity to support flow and discharge out of acute and community settings, preventing unnecessary spend on spot purchased on pathway 2 capacity as part of our delivery of the intermediate care plan.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under…Awarded

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

NHS Devon sought to procure peripatetic care services. It is intending to award a contract of 6 months , commencing 01/04/2025 to Abicare - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.

Lifetime value: £1,200,000

Delivery: South West

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Mar 2025, 15:49 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2025, 13:15 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009900
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9df 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) 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 17/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by midnight on 17/03/2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Award decision-makers; NHS Devon ICB PSR Steering Group No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the 5 required key criteria, with weightings applied as follows: Quality - 25% Value - 25% Integration - 20% Improving equalities - 20% Social Value - 10% Assessment of the provider was based on evidence available through their existing contract with the ICB.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
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 contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award: 1…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abicare Services LtdSME£1,200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJK Aperture House, Pynes Hill, Rydon Lane,, Exeter, South West, EX25AZContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Devon ICBReview body Exeter

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.