Published date: 21 February 2025
This notice was replaced on 10 March 2025
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Opportunity (published 10 March 2025)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
Published date
21 February 2025
Approach to market date
10 March 2025
Contract start date
1 May 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2026
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The following five NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - North Central London, North East London, North West London, South East London, and South West London - intend to open the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants.
This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC.
Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.
The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B and administered via the CarePulse eProcurement platform. Applications will be open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying.
The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract.
If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | £0 |
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