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BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:44.

Opportunity overview

The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient. The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.

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.

British Red Cross

Match pending…
Contract value
£154k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
009554-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, EC2Y 9AL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient. The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.<br/><br/>The ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a period of one year from 01st April 2025.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed94
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
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract has been awarded for a period of one year commencing 1st April 2025 with a contract value of £157,319. Please note that this notice is linked to F03: Contract award notice reference: 2025-S 000-009554, published on 14th March 2025.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community 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
No
Description
The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient. The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.<br/><br/>The ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a period of one year from 01st April 2025.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
100
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-68524
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH21
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU1 2LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3rd Floor, Arndale House, The Mall

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

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-140809
Name
British Red Cross

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2Y 9AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
British Red Cross
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-107961
Name
NHS England

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 4AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7-8 Wellington Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS England
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-154335
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH25
Locality
Bedfordshire
Postal Code
SG17 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
009554-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140809
Name
British Red Cross

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009554-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
009554-2025-1
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
154,008
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedfordshire · UKH25 · SG17 5TQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH24

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ed94-2025-11-06T14:27:10Zcompiled ·