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
- North Somerset Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- iCAPS Enterprises Ltd SME, Global Access Limited SME, Western Consultancy Services Ltd (Home Instead) SME, Maria Care Services SME, Midshires Care Ltd TA Helping Hands, MJ Homecare Staffing Ltd SME, Ultimate Complex Care Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,510,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by nurses (CPV 85141200)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 012902-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2025
- Published3 Apr 2025Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
North Somerset Council commissions health care services (End of Life and CHC) on behalf of the local ICB. This promotes collaborative working and streamlined social/health care services. North Somerset Council has contracts with strategic providers, procured under the PCR2015 in 2023 for the delivery of Domiciliary Care Services which includes End of Life and CHC provision. In the majority of cases any health care requirements will be picked up by the NSC strategic providers. The health care element is a small part of the overall domiciliary care contracts and therefore the mixed procurement definition applies and the PSR regulations do not apply. In some instances, for reasons of patient choice and/or in the best interests of the patient/service user, a different provider was requested to deliver the health service. This could be because the patient was already receiving services from the provider as part of a private package, for example, or because the care is so complex or specifi…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | iCAPS Enterprises Ltd SME | £50,000 |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | Global Access Limited SME | £450k |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | Western Consultancy Services Ltd (Home Instead) SME | £10,000 |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | Maria Care Services SME | £350k |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | Midshires Care Ltd TA Helping Hands | £25,000 |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | MJ Homecare Staffing Ltd SME | £500k |
| End of Life & CHC Health Care funded Contracts | Ultimate Complex Care Ltd SME | £125k |
About the suppliers
iCAPS Enterprises Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08875497).
Global Access Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11229404).
Western Consultancy Services Ltd (Home Instead): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08099894).
Maria Care Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07723016).
Midshires Care Ltd TA Helping Hands: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03959933).
MJ Homecare Staffing Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11556879).
Ultimate Complex Care Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12473161).