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# Provider Panel for Intermediate Care Plus Beds (Spot Purchase)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-panel-for-intermediate-care-plus-beds-spot-purchase-ocds-h6vhtk-035b3e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Provider Panel for Intermediate Care Plus Beds (Spot Purchase)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,500,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £7,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035b3e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-panel-for-intermediate-care-plus-beds-spot-purchase-ocds-h6vhtk-035b3e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provider-panel-for-intermediate-care-plus-beds-spot-purchase-ocds-h6vhtk-035b3e#participate

## Description
This contract ("the Contract") is for a Provider Panel for Intermediate Care Plus (IC+) Beds within County Durham via a spot contract arrangement.
Please refer to ITT document 2 for full details of the contract specification. 
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Tough Regime).
This contract is to be a Provider Panel Agreement to provide (on a non-exclusive basis as called off from time to time) Intermediate Care Plus (IC+) Beds within County Durham via a spot contract arrangement within County Durham for Durham County Council ("the Contract"). This Provider Panel will be a panel which will be opened as and when required, at the sole discretion of the Council, whereby organisations that wish to apply to become a
member of the panel can do throughout the lifetime of the panel.
Please access the NEPO Procontract Portal reference DN622550 and access the tender documents for free for full details of the specification and tender criteria. 
If you have any problems accessing the documents via the system please contact the NEPO helpdesk as detailed below.
The E-tendering System Support is provided for Providers by the NEPO portal administration
organisation Proactis.
Please use the method below that is appropriate to the issue that you are experiencing.
• Proactis Supplier Support Helpdesk Ticketing System (http://proactis.kayako.com
(http://proactis.kayako.com)) - To be used by Suppliers for non-time critical issues i.e.password resets / account queries, finding information, accessing the tender, etc. 
• Email (ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com) - To be used in same way as ticketing system.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 For Nursing and Residential Beds with various IC+ bed functionality
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Lot 1 For Nursing and Residential Beds for all types of IC+ bed functionality as detailed in the tender documents

### Lot 2: Lot 2 For Residential Beds - Time to Think only.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** For Lot 2, Providers must have the ability to offer the Residential Bed - Time to Think bed functionality as detailed in the tender documents

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (19)
- **Award:** 027102-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AKARI CARE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07737949`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MARTON CARE HOMES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-109414`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mericourt Limited/Alliance Care (Trendlewood)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03650305`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mericourt Limited / Four Seasons (No 9) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:NI059508`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Four Seasons Homes No 4 Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04018743`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-14 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **TAMARIS HEALTHCARE (ENGLAND) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03328661`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-15 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OBJECTQUEST LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-29297`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-16 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sanctuary Care Ltd (Ivydene Residential and Nursing Home)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176973`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-17 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Trims Gym**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:3163353`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

- **Award:** 027102-2022-18 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **West House Care Home**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:4087242`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-19 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE BEECHES NURSING AND CARE HOME**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:5473982`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ASCOT CARE (LANGLEY HOUSE) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11472683`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ascot Care Northeast Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-47508`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bondcare/Shaftesbury Care GRP limited t/a Redworth House Care Home**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:7707240`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Elba Care Ltd - Divine Care Centre**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:8191834`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

- **Award:** 027102-2022-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Gainford Care Homes Ltd (Lindisfarne CLS Nursing Home)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02935370`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

- **Award:** 027102-2022-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HC-One Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-07712656`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **HC-ONE NO 2 LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97295`
  - Value: £7,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027102-2022-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Hill Care Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87131`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (19)
- **Contract:** 027102-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-12 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-13 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-14 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-15 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-16 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-18 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-19 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-8 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,500,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-9 (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2022

- **Contract:** 027102-2022-17 (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027102-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-27T16:27:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:20:58.631Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035b3e