Planning

Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

  • NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
  • NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
  • NHS North West London Integrated Care Board
  • NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
  • NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-006683

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e655

Published 21 February 2025, 12:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

London

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QMJ

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board

London

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QMF

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

London

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QRV

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nwlondonicb.nhs.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

London

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QKK

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.selondonics.org/icb/

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

London

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QWE

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Evalucom Consulting Limited

LONDON

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.evalucom.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

NHS Integrated Care Board

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

Reference number

Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The following five NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - North Central London, North East London, North West London, South East London, and South West London - intend to open the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants.

This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC.

Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.

The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B and administered via the CarePulse eProcurement platform. Applications will be open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying.

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.

If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The following five NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - North Central London, North East London, North West London, South East London, and South West London - intend to open the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants.

This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC.

Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.

The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B and administered via the CarePulse eProcurement platform. Applications will be open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying.

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.

If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

10 March 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No