Awarded· 12 Aug 2025
BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:25
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. It was awarded on 12 August 2025. The contract value is £36,227,526.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 September 2025. The notice number is 052832-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059162.
Summary of the contracting process
This public procurement process, led by the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB), pertains to the provision of Adult Community Health Services in the Luton area. The procurement falls under the services category within the health services industry, with operations intending to commence from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.
It is conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, adopting a limited procurement method that circumvents the typical Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The process is currently in the award stage, with the publication of the intention to award notice initiating a standstill period until midnight on 11th September 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £36,227,526, proposes to engage the existing service provider, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
The procurement specifically highlights sustaining existing provider performance, thereby favouring established providers with proven capabilities in such domains. For large-scale health service organisations, this tender offers a significant chance for extensive community engagement in the Luton area.
The notice in full
BLMK ICB commission CCS to provide Adult Community Health Services across the Luton area for a range of services.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
BLMK ICB commission CCS to provide Adult Community Health Services across the Luton area as named here:
- Community District Nursing Team
- Tissue Viability Nursing Service
- Macmillan Community Specialist Palliative Care End of Life Services
- Rapid Response
- Community Heart Failure services
- Community Parkinson's Services
- GP liaison Service
- Cancer Care Team
- Dementia Specialist/Care Co-Ordination Services
- Falls Service
- At Home First Care Co-Ordinators
- TB Services
- Community Respiratory Services
- Community Matron Services
- Community Phlebotomy Services
- Community Diabetes Services
- Care Home Leads
- Community DVT Services
- Community Anticoagulation services
- Domiciliary Pharmacy Technician service
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C and the approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS36,227,526 for a period of two years.
The dates between which the service is intended to be provided are 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2028
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £36,227,526
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 052832-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059162
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Electoral ward
- Shefford
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Delivery area
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Central Bedfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton
Who won the BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton contract?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust on 12 August 2025.
How much is the BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton contract worth?
The contract value is £36,227,526.
Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - Luton?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
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