Contract

Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

  • Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017000

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050790

Published 25 April 2025, 12:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Number 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Contact

Stephen Evans

Email

stephen.evans@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

NHS Organisation Data Service

QYG

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Continuing Health Care Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The main purpose of the service is to deliver a service that fully complies with the statutory National Framework in relation to NHS Funded Care. This includes delivery of commissioned care, per individual patient, in line with service specifications that cover:

Continuing healthcare

Funded nursing care

Complex care packages including palliative care

Children's and young people's continuing care

Specialist mental health care (Section 117)

Specialist learning disabilities

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £0.01

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver a CHC service across Cheshire & Merseyside.

The contract will start on the day the provider was on boarded and expire on 31st March 2025.

The contract will be of nil value and will include individual place agreements within the contract that will include agreed costs.

These are new providers delivering an existing CHC Service across Cheshire & Merseyside that were onboarded between 1/12/2024 to 31/12/2024.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 99

Price - Weighting: 1

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Jupiter Care Ltd

The Street, Kingscourt

Stroud, Gloucestershire,

GL5 5DW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Companies House

4048383

Internet address

https://jupitercare.com/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Birch Care Ltd

The Lodge House, Dodge Hill

Stockport, Cheshire

SK4 1RD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Companies House

10863349

Internet address

www.harbourhealthcare.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Amelia Care Ltd

41 High Street,

Sandbach, Cheshire

CW11 1AL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House

14525804

Internet address

https://amelia-care.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Harbour Healthcare Ltd

The Lodge House

Dodge Hill, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire

SK4 1RD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
Companies House

7864027

Internet address

https://www.harbourhealthcare.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Meddyg Care Group Holdings Ltd

11 Bank Place,

Porthmadog, Gwynedd

LL49 9AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL - Wales
Companies House

4161518

Internet address

https://meddygcare.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Continuing Healthcare Services in Cheshire & Merseyside

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TS Healthcare Limited

11 Waterloo Road

Wolverhampton

WV1 4DJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Companies House

07620855

Internet address

http://tshealthcare.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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.

In accordance with the onboarding process the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB CHC Teams have identified a suitable provider to deliver CHC Services. The decision to on board the providers

was made by various Place CHC Teams from 01/12/2024 to 31/12/2024 to meet the immediate clinical needs of a patient.

On the 12/03/2024 the Cheshire & Merseyside ICB Finance, Investment and Resource Committee approved the decision to award CHC contracts via Direct Award B.

Two committee members have a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Number 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk