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
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Brunelcare Ltd
- Value
- £3,652,650.95
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential nursing care services (CPV 85144100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 022581-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission the provision of Block Pathway 2 (P2) Discharge to Assess community beds for patients in BNSSG. These beds provide short‑term, bed‑based rehabilitation for individuals who cannot return directly home following a hospital admission. The service will be delivered from Orchard Grove, operated by Brunelcare. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB have followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the initial 18-month contract term is £2,189,295.77 excluding VAT The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is £1,463,355.18 excluding VAT. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value (18-month + optional 12-month extension) is £ 3,652,650.95 excluding VAT. The contract period will commence on 1st April 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Comm…
About the supplier
Brunelcare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00601847).