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Awarded· 6 Nov 2025

BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients

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 Step Down Beds for Dementia patients. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 6 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 13:32

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to Pressbeau. It was awarded on 6 November 2025. The contract value is £1,274,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 6 November 2025. The notice number is 071641-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05dbd8.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has completed a procurement process for the provision of "Step Down Beds for Dementia patients", classified under health services (CPV: 85100000). The procurement, situated in the UKH25 region, was undertaken under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is not governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender was concluded at the award stage, with the contract signed on 6th November 2025. The direct award was made to PRESSBEAU LIMITED, based in Leighton Buzzard, for a service commencing on 3rd November 2025, with a term of up to two years and a total value of £1,274,400.

The notice in full

Dementia care provider for patients discharged from hospital not ready to go home.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Direct Award A has been made to Leighton Forest Care by BLMK ICB to provide a 10-bed unit designed to support the recovery of patients experiencing dementia or confusion, who are not yet ready to be discharged home.

    The contract is awarded for a period of up to two years from 03rd November 2025, with clauses for an early exit if the service does not meet key KPI's.

    The total contract value for 2 years is PS1,274,400.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Pressbeau
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
SME

Values

Contracts value
£1,274,000

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
071641-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbd8
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is based in Central Bedfordshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Town
Stevenage
Postcode
SG17 5TQ
Electoral ward
Shefford
Constituency
Hitchin
Delivery area
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Central Bedfordshire
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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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
Pressbeau
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients

Who won the BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients contract?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Pressbeau on 6 November 2025.

How much is the BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients contract worth?

The contract value is £1,274,000.

Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Step Down Beds for Dementia patients?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

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