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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Active Care Group, Bleep 360 Care Limited SME, Prestige Nursing Limited SME, Thornbury Community & Nursing, Glassmoon Services Ltd, Vanbeekdodge Complex Care Ltd, Aspire Support Ltd, Abicare Services Limited SME, Libertatem Healthcare Group Limited SME
- Value
- £4,255,193.02 across 9 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 052788-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Apr 2026
- Published4 Jun 2026Published 37 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Devon sought to continue with specific packages of care for individuals with 9 providers via short term Direct Award. The services are complex care and live in care, these are long standing packages and following clinical review it was deemed it would be detrimental to patients to move the care to a new provider. Price is based on a per week price for the specific needs identified. The contracts will cover continuing care of existing patients only and will end no later than 31/03/2027 on the basis of a 6 month contract with 6 month extension option.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Active Care Group | £376k |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Bleep 360 Care Limited SME | £1.09m |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Prestige Nursing Limited SME | £244k |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Thornbury Community & Nursing | £1.98m |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Glassmoon Services Ltd | £0 |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Vanbeekdodge Complex Care Ltd | £416k |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Aspire Support Ltd | £0 |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Abicare Services Limited SME | £71,061 |
| Complex and Live in Care - Continuing Packages of Care | Libertatem Healthcare Group Limited SME | £77,985 |
About the suppliers
Active Care Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01992626).
Bleep 360 Care Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11003834).
Prestige Nursing Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01006953).
Thornbury Community & Nursing: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10191103).
Glassmoon Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12075758).
Vanbeekdodge Complex Care Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13121803).
Aspire Support Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12200272).
Abicare Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05597217).
Libertatem Healthcare Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10523191).