Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://gmintegratedcare.org.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
Tameside Locality Health Care Assistants for terminal illness care for Night Nursing service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of Health Care Assistants (HCAs) to deliver care and support for referred patients with terminal illness. The service delivers one-to-one Specialist Palliative Care to patients in their normal place of residence. The service is provided for those in whom diagnosis has shown that the advent of death is likely and not too distant and for whom treatment includes a large element of palliation or has been identified as being in the last days of life.
The service is delivered 365 days per year, for night care. Night visits are 9 hours long and delivered between the hours of 2200 and 0700.
This Service is for the Tameside Locality within NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (NHS GM ICB).
This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.
The total value of this contract will be £49,946 plus Nationally mandated tariff uplift.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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: £49,946
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 11th July 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net
Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 20%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 20%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 20% and Social Value - 20%.
Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations 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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2025
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
Marie Curie
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £49,946
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom