Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Minerva Nursing Ltd SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Home medical treatment services (CPV 85141210)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 000874-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date7 Jan 2026
- Published7 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
Service summary:<br/>• Provide same-day or within-24-hour home-based support to enable timely and safe discharge from hospital.<br/>• Deliver personal care and daily living support to eligible patients until their care is formally handed over to Adult Social Care.<br/>• Operate under clear inclusion and exclusion criteria, supported by daily triage, robust governance oversight, and alignment with the MDT.<br/>• Supply the required workforce, management structure, digital care-notes platform, reporting systems, and quality governance needed to safely deliver bridging care at a rolling capacity, trained to required CQC and NHS standards<br/>• Source Care Teams from outside the local area to avoid placing additional pressure on local services.<br/>• Work collaboratively with the Trust, local authorities, and community partners to ensure safe transitions and continuous monitoring of patient outcomes.<br/>• Take responsibility for operational delivery, care coordination, risk management, d…
About the supplier
Minerva Nursing Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08770382).