Berkshire West Frailty Proactive Care: PSR Intended Award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 11:41.

Opportunity overview

Proactive care relating to frailty in West Berkshire commencing Autumn 2026 to deliver improved outcomes from Winter 2026.

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.

The Primary Care Alliance CIC

Matched by number

Contract value: £558.2k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 18 Oct 2026
Award ID: 099303-2026-PR BHFT 0845-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 14938777
Location: Reading, UKJ11, RG6 5HZ, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to undertake proactive care relating to frailty with the intention of keeping patients out of an acute hospital setting. This service will operate from November 2026 and run to 30th September 2027. The provider will deliver a targeted Proactive Neighbourhood Service for an agreed cohort drawn primarily from PNG groups 10-11 and, where clinically appropriate, selected patients within PNG9. They will operate as part of the wider Berkshire West neighbourhood and Integrated Neighbourhood Team model, working alongside primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. They will identify and prioritise the agreed cohort using population health data, clinical judgement, frailty indicators and local intelligence and undertake proportionate, frailty-focused holistic assessment based on clinical need, including a mini-CGA or equivalent structured assessment where appropriate. They will: (1) Refer patients with complex or specialist needs into the appropriate multidisciplinary, community, frailty or specialist pathway; (2) Review, develop or update care plans where clinically indicated, including crisis planning, advance care planning, end-of-life planning and ReSPECT documentation where appropriate; (3) Present or refer patients to the relevant core cluster MDT, specialist MDT or neighbourhood forum where multidisciplinary input is required; (4) Participate in regular MDT meetings and shared decision-making to support coordinated care; (5) Work with system partners to improve alignment and coordination of existing services within the Berkshire West neighbourhood model; and (6)Maintain continuous review of high-risk cohorts to support proactive, targeted intervention. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The approximate value of the contract is £558,200. This a new service and is an award to a new provider.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: PR BHFT 0845
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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 2nd November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

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: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is awarding a contract to undertake proactive care relating to frailty with the intention of keeping patients out of an acute hospital setting. This service will operate from November 2026 and run to 30th September 2027. The provider will deliver a targeted Proactive Neighbourhood Service for an agreed cohort drawn primarily from PNG groups 10-11 and, where clinically appropriate, selected patients within PNG9. They will operate as part of the wider Berkshire West neighbourhood and Integrated Neighbourhood Team model, working alongside primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. They will identify and prioritise the agreed cohort using population health data, clinical judgement, frailty indicators and local intelligence and undertake proportionate, frailty-focused holistic assessment based on clinical need, including a mini-CGA or equivalent structured assessment where appropriate. They will: (1) Refer patients with complex or specialist needs into the appropriate multidisciplinary, community, frailty or specialist pathway; (2) Review, develop or update care plans where clinically indicated, including crisis planning, advance care planning, end-of-life planning and ReSPECT documentation where appropriate; (3) Present or refer patients to the relevant core cluster MDT, specialist MDT or neighbourhood forum where multidisciplinary input is required; (4) Participate in regular MDT meetings and shared decision-making to support coordinated care; (5) Work with system partners to improve alignment and coordination of existing services within the Berkshire West neighbourhood model; and (6)Maintain continuous review of high-risk cohorts to support proactive, targeted intervention. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The approximate value of the contract is £558,200. This a new service and is an award to a new provider.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
Type: quality
Description: 100

Criterion 2

Name: Cost
Type: cost
Description: 0

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: GB-FTS-186804

Identifier

Legal Name: BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: London House, London Road
Locality: Bracknell
Region: UKJ11
Postal Code: RG122UT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Tim Shannon
Email: tim.shannon@berkshire.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ ↗

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: The Primary Care Alliance CIC
Id: GB-COH-14938777

Identifier

Legal Name: The Primary Care Alliance CIC
Id: 14938777
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Street Address: Chalfont Surgery, Chalfont Close, Earley
Locality: Reading
Region: UKJ11
Postal Code: RG6 5HZ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-FTS-75797

Identifier

Legal Name: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address: London House, London Road
Locality: Bracknell
Postal Code: RG12 2UT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 099303-2026-PR BHFT 0845-1
Title: Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-14938777
Name: The Primary Care Alliance CIC

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 099303-2026-PR BHFT 0845-1
Award ID: 099303-2026-PR BHFT 0845-1
Title: Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty
Status: active
Date Signed: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 558,200
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Bracknell · UKJ11 · RG122UT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKJ11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

099303-2026award, contract · 21 Oct 2026, 10:14

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for a new Berkshire West frailty proactive-care service. The notice names THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C. as the intended provider and states an approximate value of £558,200, but also says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and that a standstill period applied.

Published outcome signals

Published notice21 October 2026Evidence: Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-21.
Notice characterPSR intention to award; standstill statedEvidence: Procurement rationale: “This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice” and publication “marks the start of the standstill period.”
Representation deadline2 November 2026Evidence: Procurement rationale states representations “must be made to decision makers by 2nd November 2026.”

85% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099303-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c79
First published: 21 Oct 2026
Last checked: 21 Oct 2026, 11:41
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

Read the analysis methodology →

AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Intended award to THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C. for lot 1, subject to the notice’s stated PSR standstill process. Source lifecycle fields conflict: the embedded award and contract records are marked active and include a signed-date field, while the procurement rationale explicitly says the contract was not formally awarded.

Market significance

A new targeted frailty and proactive neighbourhood service in Berkshire West, designed to support high-risk cohorts and reduce avoidable acute-hospital use.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C.

96% confidence

Award 099303-2026-PR BHFT 0845-1 · Lots 1 · £558,200 approximate shared contract value GBP · Intended provider; formal award status unresolved

View supporting evidence

Award record links the supplier to lot 1. The notice describes an intention to award and gives an approximate contract value of £558,200. Verified Companies House name and number: 14938777.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

21 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-21.

Notice character

99% confidence

PSR intention to award; standstill stated

View supporting evidence

Procurement rationale: “This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice” and publication “marks the start of the standstill period.”

Representation deadline

98% confidence

2 November 2026

View supporting evidence

Procurement rationale states representations “must be made to decision makers by 2nd November 2026.”

Formal award status

99% confidence

Unresolved in supplied source

View supporting evidence

Rationale says “This contract has not yet formally been awarded”, whereas embedded award and contract statuses are active.

Source contract date field

95% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Embedded contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-10-19, but this conflicts with the explicit statement that the contract had not yet formally been awarded.

VALUES

Published values explained

Approximate contract value

97% confidence

£558,200

View supporting evidence

Lot description states: “The approximate value of the contract is £558,200”; embedded contract value is GBP 558,200.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Single-lot contract; no separate price breakdown supplied

View supporting evidence

One lot is listed and the contract record contains one value. No pricing or component breakdown is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Service operation stated in lot description

96% confidence

November 2026 to 30 September 2027

View supporting evidence

Lot description says the service “will operate from November 2026 and run to 30th September 2027.”

Headline commencement wording

90% confidence

Autumn 2026

View supporting evidence

Process title description says the service is commencing Autumn 2026.

Winter outcomes objective

94% confidence

Winter 2026

View supporting evidence

Process description states an aim to deliver improved outcomes from Winter 2026.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

Proactive frailty care / targeted Proactive Neighbourhood Service

View supporting evidence

Process and lot descriptions.

Geography

96% confidence

Berkshire West (delivery region UKJ11)

View supporting evidence

Title and delivery address item identify Berkshire West and UKJ11.

Target cohort

97% confidence

Primarily PNG groups 10–11; selected PNG9 patients where clinically appropriate

View supporting evidence

Lot description.

Core delivery model

98% confidence

Holistic frailty assessment, care planning, MDT participation, pathway referrals and continuous review of high-risk cohorts

View supporting evidence

Lot description lists the required activities.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 85100000 — Health services

View supporting evidence

Tender classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure / award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

View supporting evidence

Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.

Regulatory route

99% confidence

Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

View supporting evidence

Procurement rationale.

PSR route stated

98% confidence

Most suitable provider process

View supporting evidence

Lot description and award criteria.

Evaluation criteria

97% confidence

Most suitable provider process key criteria: quality 100; cost 0

View supporting evidence

Lot awardCriteria lists quality as 100 and cost as 0.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bid count, participant list or comparative evaluation detail is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Options

99% confidence

No options stated

View supporting evidence

Lot field hasOptions is false.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No extension or renewal provision is present in the supplied fields.

Contract completion

99% confidence

Not confirmed by the notice narrative

View supporting evidence

Despite an active embedded contract record and dateSigned field, the rationale says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial positioning

97% confidence

Quality-led PSR selection with no cost weighting stated

View supporting evidence

Award criteria state quality 100 and cost 0.

Market entry

97% confidence

Notice describes the requirement as a new service and the award as to a new provider

View supporting evidence

Lot description explicitly states this is “a new service” and “an award to a new provider.”

Delivery integration

97% confidence

Provider is expected to work across primary care, community, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services

View supporting evidence

Lot description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

85%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078c79
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

View supporting evidence

Buyer party and process buyer_name.

Buyer type

96% confidence

Body governed by public law; health function

View supporting evidence

Buyer party classifications list BODY_PUBLIC and COFOG 07 Health.

Buyer location

96% confidence

Bracknell, UKJ11

View supporting evidence

Buyer address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C. (company number 14938777)

View supporting evidence

Verified company name and number supplied through company-number matching.

Company status

98% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification record gives verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier location

95% confidence

Reading, UKJ11

View supporting evidence

Supplier address in the published party record.

SME indication

94% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details classify scale as sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-point for future procurement monitoring

95% confidence

30 September 2027

View supporting evidence

Lot description gives this service end date. This is an estimate based on the published operational end date, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Material lifecycle contradiction

99% confidence

The notice narrative says no formal award had yet occurred, but embedded award and contract records are active and the contract includes a 19 October 2026 dateSigned field.

View supporting evidence

Procurement rationale; awards and contracts arrays.

Lot status conflict

99% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled, although the notice narrative describes an intention to award and the associated award/contract records are active.

View supporting evidence

Tender lot status is cancelled; embedded award and contract statuses are active.

Supplier-name normalisation

99% confidence

The published source name “The Primary Care Alliance CIC” differs in styling from the verified legal name “THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C.” Company-number matching confirms identity.

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification record: nameMismatch true; matchMethod company_number; verified company number 14938777.

Unpublished information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder comparison, detailed scoring, award decision date, individual pricing and extension terms.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in supplied evidence.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Formal lifecycle status is contradictory: the narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded, while embedded award and contract records are active and a dateSigned field is present.
Lot 1 is marked cancelled, conflicting with the intended-award narrative and active embedded award/contract records.
The notice gives an approximate overall value but no pricing breakdown or additional value basis.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder comparison, detailed evaluation rationale, award decision date, extension terms and renewal provisions.
The source supplier name differs stylistically from the verified legal company name; the analysis uses the verified legal identity confirmed by company number.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as the intended provider?

THE PRIMARY CARE ALLIANCE C.I.C. (company number 14938777) is named for lot 1.

What is the stated value?

The notice states an approximate contract value of £558,200.

Was the contract formally awarded?

The published rationale says it had not yet formally been awarded and that a standstill period had started. This conflicts with active embedded award and contract fields, so formal award status is unresolved from the supplied source.

When is the service expected to operate?

The lot description states November 2026 to 30 September 2027.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

The Primary Care Alliance CIC

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

Continue your research