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East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for NHS Frimley ICB

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:38.

Opportunity overview

The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025. Successful Providers will be added to the East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. The AQP list will be used by the NHS Frimley ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults. The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414 This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

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

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025. The contract award process is a competitive process conducted in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Successful Providers will be added to the NHS East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults. The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes. 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. Evalucom Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority. If you have any questions or require more information, please email the Evalucom team at: EastBerkshire.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk. The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414 This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.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
ocds-h6vhtk-052aeb
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
A Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Contract Notice for this procurement were published on Find a Tender by Evalucom: F01: Prior Information Notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000780 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4 Published 10 January 2025, 10:00 am F02: Contract notice Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003414 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cee4 Published 3 February 2025, 9:46am This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This notice serves as a contract award to the following providers: ABBEY CHASE RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING HOMES LIMITED ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD BUPA CARE HOMES (AKW) LIMITED BUPA CARE HOMES (ANS) LIMITED BURNHAM LODGE LIMITED CARE UK CARE SERVICES LIMITED CHANDOS LODGE CARE HOMES LTD FOXLEIGH GROVE NURSING HOME HARWOOD HOUSE LIMITED MARULA LODGE LIMITED MMCG (2) Limited NELLSAR LIMITED OXFORD HOUSE CARE LIMITED PRESSBEAU LIMITED THE FREMANTLE TRUST THE PAVILION CARE CENTRE LIMITED THE SUMMERS CARE CENTRE LTD THEIR PERFECT CARE LIMITED VALORUM CARE LIMITED WHITEGATES CARE CENTRE LIMITED WINDSAR CARE LIMITED WINDSOR CLINICAL AND HOME CARE SERVICES GROUP LTD This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work 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
The NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority opened the East Berkshire Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications. Applications were open from 3 February 2025 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://eastberkshire-nhaqp-2025.carepulse.co.uk) and closed at 5:00 pm on 17 March 2025. The contract award process is a competitive process conducted in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Successful Providers will be added to the NHS East Berkshire Nursing Home AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICB as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults. The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes. 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. Evalucom Consulting Ltd are managing the procurement process on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB Commissioning Authority. If you have any questions or require more information, please email the Evalucom team at: EastBerkshire.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk. The contract notice previously published on FTS is: 2025/S 000-003414 This procurement has been carried out by Evalucom on behalf of NHS Frimley ICB. NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is solely facilitating this publication on behalf of Evalucom.

Options

Description
The Commissioners may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality criterion are stated only in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
Price not evaluated; providers confirmed acceptance of the fixed contract rates set out in the contract
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Berkshire

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QNQ
Name
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Windsor
Postal Code
SL4 3DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
King Edward VII Hospital St Leonards Road

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
QNQ
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Milica Babic
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-149959
Name
See Section VI: Complementary information

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Berkshire
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
See Section VI: Complementary information
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-119301
Name
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Windsor
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board

Award information

Award 1
Id
029254-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-149959
Name
See Section VI: Complementary information

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
029254-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
029254-2025-1
Date Signed
2 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
0.01
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Windsor · UKJ11 · SL4 3DP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052aeb-2025-07-01T09:16:50+01:00compiled ·