Contract

East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for NHS Frimley ICB

  • NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029254

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052aeb

Published 2 June 2025, 3:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

King Edward VII Hospital St Leonards Road

Windsor

SL4 3DP

Contact

Milica Babic

Email

EastBerkshire.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

NHS Organisation Data Service

QNQ

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.frimley.icb.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

East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for NHS Frimley ICB

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 NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications.

Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025.

Successful Providers will be added to the East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. The AQP list will be used by the NHS Frimley ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults.

The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414

This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

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
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
Main site or place of performance

Berkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications.

Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025.

The contract award process is a competitive process conducted in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

Successful Providers will be added to the NHS East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults.

The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes.

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.

Evalucom Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority.

If you have any questions or require more information, please email the Evalucom team at: EastBerkshire.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk.

The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414

This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality criterion are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Price not evaluated; providers confirmed acceptance of the fixed contract rates set out in the contract / Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Commissioners may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.


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:

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Contract Notice for this procurement were published on Find a Tender by Evalucom:

F01: Prior Information Notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000780

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4

Published 10 January 2025, 10:00 am

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003414

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4

Published 3 February 2025, 9:46am

This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

2 June 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 26

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

See Section VI: Complementary information

Berkshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This notice is an intention to award to the following providers:

ABBEY CHASE RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING HOMES LIMITED

ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD

BUPA CARE HOMES (AKW) LIMITED

BUPA CARE HOMES (ANS) LIMITED

BURNHAM LODGE LIMITED

CARE UK CARE SERVICES LIMITED

CHANDOS LODGE CARE HOMES LTD

FOXLEIGH GROVE NURSING HOME

HARWOOD HOUSE LIMITED

MARULA LODGE LIMITED

MMCG (2) Limited

NELLSAR LIMITED

OXFORD HOUSE CARE LIMITED

PRESSBEAU LIMITED

SSL ASCOT OPCO LTD

SURREY HILLS & HEIGHTS DEMENTIA CARE CENTRE LIMITED

THE FREMANTLE TRUST

THE PAVILION CARE CENTRE LIMITED

THE SUMMERS CARE CENTRE LTD

THEIR PERFECT CARE LIMITED

VALORUM CARE LIMITED

WHITEGATES CARE CENTRE LIMITED

WINDSAR CARE LIMITED

WINDSOR CLINICAL AND HOME CARE SERVICES GROUP LTD

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

Windsor

Country

United Kingdom