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Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

The following four NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - NHS North East London ICB, NHS South East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, and NHS West and North London ICB - have opened the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants. This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the Pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC. The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system: https://londonnhaqp.carepulse.co.uk. Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply. 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. If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£0
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 May 2026
Award ID
051333-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02141256
Location
West Malling, UKJ46, ME19 4AE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The following four NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - NHS North East London ICB, NHS South East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, and NHS West and North London ICB - have opened the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants. This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the Pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC. The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system: https://londonnhaqp.carepulse.co.uk. Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply. 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. If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb07
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), specifically under Direct Award Process B. The PSR applies in place of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for health care services of this nature. The procurement therefore falls outside the scope of the PCR 2015.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The following four NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - NHS North East London ICB, NHS South East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, and NHS West and North London ICB - have opened the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants. This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the Pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC. The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system: https://londonnhaqp.carepulse.co.uk. Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply. 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. If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-NHS-QMF

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Id
QMF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
Locality
London
Region
UKI41
Postal Code
E151DA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
NHS Integrated Care Board
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-NHS-QWE

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Id
QWE
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 3
Name
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-NHS-QKK

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Id
QKK
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 4
Name
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-NHS-Z9B2Z

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Id
Z9B2Z
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 5
Name
CYGNET HEALTH CARE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02141256

Identifier

Legal Name
CYGNET HEALTH CARE LIMITED
Id
02141256
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
18 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill
Locality
West Malling
Region
UKJ46
Postal Code
ME19 4AE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 6
Name
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-182513

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
051333-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02141256
Name
CYGNET HEALTH CARE LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
051333-2026-1
Award ID
051333-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
7 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
0.01
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E151DA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010847-2026award, contract ·
  2. 051333-2026award, contract ·