Procurement

Provision of Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recovery Services

  • COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a585

Description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.

The relevant Tender Notice was 2025/S 000-061162 with OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05a585.

The awarding of this framework agreement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.

The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of 30th December 2025 to info@coch-cps.co.uk. This framework agreement has not yet been formally concluded; this notice serves as an intention to establish the framework agreement under the PSR.

The award decision makers were two Senior Commercial Procurement Specialists, the Commercial Procurement Manager and the Director of Commercial Procurement Services.

The Key Criteria were:

Lot 1

Social Value - Pass/Fail

Value - Value Declaration - Pass/Fail

Value - Commercial Questionnaire - Pass/Fail

Quality and Innovation - 40%

Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 30%

Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 30%

Lot 2

Social Value - Pass/Fail

Value - Value Declaration - Pass/Fail

Value - Commercial Questionnaire - Pass/Fail

Quality and Innovation - 40%

Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability - 30%

Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 30%

Lot 3

All Tenderers who are awarded to Lot 1 and 2 of the Framework will be awarded onto Lot 3.

The framework will be available to all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations).

"Relevant Authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

The aim of this Framework is to provide Relevant Authorities with fully compliant solutions which supplement the delivery of patient care by Relevant Authorities in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators and standards.

This Framework will be formed of three Lots:

Lot 1 - Falls prevention services

Lot 2 - Post fall rehabilitation and recovery services

Lot 3 - Combination of all services

In accordance with Regulation 17 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and Regulation 17 of The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, new Providers may be added to this Framework during the Term of the Framework. Award of a Framework Agreement does not guarantee or imply any commitment to award a Call-off Contract by any Relevant Authority.

Notices

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier
2025/S 000-083061
Published
15 December 2025, 5:00pm

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier
2025/S 000-061162
Published
1 October 2025, 10:04am