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
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential health facilities services (CPV 85144000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 024812-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Mar 2026
- Published18 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Provision of intermediate care nursing beds to support timely discharge from acute care. The service includes a block contract for general nursing beds with 24‑hour nursing and care support, delivery of rehabilitation-focused care plans, participation in MDT processes, and acceptance of medically optimised patients on discharge pathways. The provider must ensure safe staffing, same‑day transfers where capacity allows, and continuity of bed availability in line with service requirements.
About the supplier
Care UK Community Partnerships Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02644862).