Awarded· 4 Mar 2025
BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service
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 Hospital Aftercare Service. It is a contract for reablement in Central Bedfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Age
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 21:08
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 15:46
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service. It is a contract for reablement in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to Age. It was awarded on 4 March 2025. The contract value is £192,814.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 August 2025. The notice number is 048178-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ed93.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has updated the tender for the 'BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service.' This service, classified under Community Health Services (CPV 85323000), aims to support individuals transitioning from hospital care by providing short-term reablement-focused assistance.
The contract, awarded through a direct award process as part of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, will commence on 1st April 2025, lasting for one year. The contract is valued at £196,959 and focuses on locations centred around Milton Keynes, falling under the broader category of services. The procurement process employed was limited, executed without a prior call for competition.
The notice in full
The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient.
The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Hospital Meet & Greet Aftercare Service ensures that individuals are supported in the short term (from 24 hours up to a maximum period of six weeks) following a stay in hospital, attendance at Accident and Emergency or following a planned surgical or medical procedure as an inpatient or outpatient.
The service provides practical and reablement focused support providing a safe transition from hospital for the client, support them to remain at home and reduce hospital readmission and delays in discharge.
The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a period of one year from 01st April 2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Reablement
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Age
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £192,814
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
- 048178-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ed93
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Town
- Luton
- Postcode
- LU1 2LJ
- Electoral ward
- Shefford
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Delivery area
- Milton Keynes
- 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
- Luton, LU1 2LJ · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Age
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service
Who won the BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service contract?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Age on 4 March 2025.
How much is the BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service contract worth?
The contract value is £192,814.
Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Hospital Aftercare Service?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
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