Rapid Response Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK24)

Awarded value£2,491,770published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 25 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Apex Prime Care

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent Hospital Discharge service - Domiciliary Care and Support at home - Long Term

Conditions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
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: 21 May 2026, 13:03 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2026, 10:02 BST
Authority reference: DN816866
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052612
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f1f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Awarded to existing supplier as service running well. Change of supplier is not possible due to time constraints before service needed to commence.
Was running under framework, now separated.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026

Transparency notice published
21 May 2026, 13:03 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
4 Jun 2026, 09:28 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
4 Jun 2026, 10:02 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,491,7701 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Apex Prime Care16 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£2,491,770 inc. VAT	25 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Apex Prime Care
Signed
4 Jun 2026
Value
£2,491,770 inc. VAT
Period
16 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHYY-7342-PRHH BCP Council Civic Centre, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

APEX PRIME CARE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04296566GB-PPON: PNCJ-9185-CVQR Prospect House Bartram Road, Totton,, Southampton, South East, SO40 9JGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 10:02 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 09:28 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 May 2026, 13:03 BST