Contract award · 17 Aug 2026

Children's Community Nursing in Education Settings (CNIES)

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board awarded “Children's Community Nursing in Education Settings (CNIES)” to NurtureCare Ltd for £2.01m.

No competitionHealth & social careEast Midlands

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£2,010,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Aug 2026
  2. Published8 Oct 2026Published 52 days after the contract date

Description

Description of the services to be provided: The service will support the delivery of the DLN ICB Cluster's Community Nursing in Education Settings (CNIES) commissioning model. The provider will work in partnership with education settings across the ICB cluster footprint to ensure that children and young people with complex physical health needs can play an active role in school life and achieve their academic potential. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process; The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £2,010.000 The dates between which the service will be provided are 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029

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