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Single site Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton Place

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:08.

Opportunity overview

Provision of 15 intermediate care beds on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place is urgently required to provide alternative arrangements for bed based intermediate care capacity to support early supported discharge and hospital avoidance. The purpose is to support and maintain quality and patient safety within Sefton's Urgent Care system at a time of significant seasonal pressure.

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.

Blue Marine Care LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Dec 2025
Award ID
005888-2026-25_26_QYG_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC454672
Location
London, UKI, NW4 1BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place has awarded a 1 year contract to the identified provider on the grounds of urgency to deliver intermediate care bed provision on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place. This is considered as the only feasible option utilising a known provider whilst undertaking a market review to establish a longer term contract. The contract commenced on 19th January 2026 and will end on 18th January 2027. The contract value 19th January 2026 - 31st March 2026 is £167,785. The contract value 1st April 2026 - 18th January 2027 is £847,607. The total contract value is £1,015,392Value 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_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3
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 urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health 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
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place has awarded a 1 year contract to the identified provider on the grounds of urgency to deliver intermediate care bed provision on a single site for Southport and Formby patients in Sefton Place. This is considered as the only feasible option utilising a known provider whilst undertaking a market review to establish a longer term contract. The contract commenced on 19th January 2026 and will end on 18th January 2027. The contract value 19th January 2026 - 31st March 2026 is £167,785. The contract value 1st April 2026 - 18th January 2027 is £847,607. The total contract value is £1,015,392
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

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 locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD73

Delivery Location

Description
Southport

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

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

Address

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

Contact

Name
Helen Quinn

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Blue Marine Care LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC454672

Identifier

Legal Name
Blue Marine Care LLP
Id
OC454672
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Suite 7 Arkleigh Mansions 200 Brent Street
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
NW4 1BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Id
GB-FTS-172388

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Address

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

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
005888-2026-25_26_QYG_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3-1
Title
Single site Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton Place
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC454672
Name
Blue Marine Care LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005888-2026-25_26_QYG_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3-1
Award ID
005888-2026-25_26_QYG_01V_VNYX8_CON_V3-1
Title
Single site Intermediate Care Beds in Sefton Place
Status
active
Date Signed
4 Dec 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,015,392
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA1 1QY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD73

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 005888-2026award, contract ·