Published date: 10 March 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 April 2025, 5pm

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

10 March 2025

Closing date

30 April 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

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 - have opened 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.

The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are now open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system https://london-nhaqp.carepulse.co.uk/.

Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.

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

Previous notice about this procurement

Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 21 February 2025

About the buyer

Address

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N17GU
England

Telephone

020 3997 8557

Email

LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net