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
- Supplier
- Nurseplus and Carer Plus UK Limited SME
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 075996-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Aug 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. NHS Devon has a requirement for a fully CQC compliant service, with a minimum rating of good, to fully manage provision to support circa 60-80 individuals at any one time on our Intermediate Care pathway in the community following a period of acute/medical intervention. This service will be on a block basis through a set number of hours of delivery and reimbursed at a fixed hourly rate to encompass all costs. Due to operational demand, this service provision will need to remain flexible in response to system needs and may therefore need to be increased against the 60-80 baseline. The service is designed to support people following: • Acute hospital stay (step down) • A bedded Intermediate Care pathway (step-down) • Deterioration in the community to prevent hospital admission (step up) Intermediate Care Pathway 1 personal care, rehab and reablement, will be short-term, time-restricted, supporting …
About the supplier
Nurseplus and Carer Plus UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05512996).