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Specialist Support with Feeding Plan to enable Hospital Discharge / Placement

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:55.

Opportunity overview

This urgent contract award relates to the specific, complex support required to enable feeding for a patient currently within a local acute hospital upon discharge to local placement arrangements within a community setting. The patient is currently subject to Court of Protection oversight and frequent court rulings. The support required includes administering feeds twice per day as part of a structured feeding plan under clinical supervision using the least restrictive methods of restraint.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Place has awarded this contract on the grounds of urgency for the provision of specific, complex support required to enable feeding for a patient currently within a local acute hospital upon discharge to local placement arrangements within a community setting. The patient is currently subject to Court of Protection oversight and frequent court rulings. The support required includes administering feeds twice per day as part of a structured feeding plan under clinical supervision using the least restrictive methods of restraint. The Individual requires intensive interventions as part of their discharge plan which needed to be mobilised quickly and safely. The Contract has been awarded for an initial period of 6 months (22nd September 2025 to 21st March 2026) with an option to extend for a further 6 months (21st August 2026).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
25-26-QYG-99A-VNNQL-Con
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Place has awarded this contract on the grounds of urgency for the provision of specific, complex support required to enable feeding for a patient currently within a local acute hospital upon discharge to local placement arrangements within a community setting. The patient is currently subject to Court of Protection oversight and frequent court rulings. The support required includes administering feeds twice per day as part of a structured feeding plan under clinical supervision using the least restrictive methods of restraint. The Individual requires intensive interventions as part of their discharge plan which needed to be mobilised quickly and safely. The Contract has been awarded for an initial period of 6 months (22nd September 2025 to 21st March 2026) with an option to extend for a further 6 months (21st August 2026).

Options

Description
Contract has been awarded for an initial period of 6 months with an option to extend for a further 6 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
To address an immediate risk to safety and quality of care
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Liverpool Place

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QYG
Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD61
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QYG
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Name
Mervyn Kennedy
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04768329
Name
Independent Clinical Services Ltd (Trading as Thornbury Community Services)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 2AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4th Floor, 9 Appold Street,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04768329
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Independent Clinical Services Ltd (Trading as Thornbury Community Services)
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-166976
Name
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square,

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
075251-2025-25-26-QYG-99A-VNNQL-Con-1
Title
Specialist Support with Feeding Plan to enable Hospital Discharge / Placement
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04768329
Name
Independent Clinical Services Ltd (Trading as Thornbury Community Services)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
075251-2025-25-26-QYG-99A-VNNQL-Con-1
Title
Specialist Support with Feeding Plan to enable Hospital Discharge / Placement
Status
active
Award ID
075251-2025-25-26-QYG-99A-VNNQL-Con-1
Date Signed
12 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
474,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA1 1QY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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