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Published 4 Oct 2024, 07:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Athena Intermediate Care Beds

Official notice

Authority: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)

Awarded value£4,940,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Athena Care Homes (UK) Limited2 awards

Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of intermediate care beds in the West Norfolk locality

CPV: Hospital-bedding services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Additional provision of intermediate care beds for patients with cognitive impairmentAwarded 2 yrs 5 mo

Contract period: 1 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2027 (2 yrs 5 mo)

Delivery: East of England

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Oct 2024, 07:53 BST
Last source update: 18 Nov 2025, 08:46 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074589
Classification (CPV): Hospital-bedding services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a5ae Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
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 15th October 2024. 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) contract modification notice, 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 modified.<br/><br/>Decision makers - Sarah Jones, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, and Hospital Management Group.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Nov 2024 → 18 Nov 2025 · 2 dates

Contract starts
1 Nov 2024
Notice published331 days ago
18 Nov 2025, 08:46 GMT

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextVI.3.0.1	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 mu…	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 the most suitable provider process.The contract a…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £4,940,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Athena Care Homes (UK) LimitedSME	—	—	Awarded
Athena Care Homes (UK) LimitedSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 074589-2025-C304545-1 · Athena Care Homes (UK) LimitedSME
Signed
1 Nov 2025
Value
£4,940,500
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
- Change Additional provision of intermediate care beds for patients with cognitive impairment., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional provision of beds required for this cohort of patients.
Contract 031801-2024-1 · Athena Care Homes (UK) LimitedSME
Signed
3 Oct 2024
Value
—
Period
… – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£4,000,000 – £4,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, East of England, PE30 4ETContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Athena Care Homes (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 5 Russel House Southfields Business Park Hornsby Way Laindon Essex, Laindon, East of England, SS15 6TFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.