Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
London
E151DA
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 Central London Integrated Care Board
London
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 West London Integrated Care Board
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service
QMV
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.nwlondonicb.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
London
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
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
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://london-nhaqp.carepulse.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://london-nhaqp.carepulse.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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 - have opened 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.
The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are now open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system https://london-nhaqp.carepulse.co.uk/.
Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.
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.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £0.01
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 - have opened 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.
The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are now open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system https://london-nhaqp.carepulse.co.uk/.
Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.
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.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 May 2025
End date
31 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contracting Authorities may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 March 2026
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 April 2026
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
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
London
Country
United Kingdom