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Coming up· published 3 Dec 2025

NHS Sussex ICB Personalised Home Care AQP - Market Engagement for Specification Development (Adult AACC / CHC, PSR)

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 16:05

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.

Find a Tender published it on 4 December 2025. The notice number is 079880-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ef0d.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is conducting a planning phase for a future Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract involving personalised home care services for adults, focusing on Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and end-of-life care. This process is aimed at developing a service specification through market engagement, and not yet a call for competition.

Providers are invited to register their interest and contribute to shaping the specifications by participating in surveys and workshops. Evalucom will facilitate this collaborative effort, with the final specification planned for approval by the ICB. This procurement focuses on home medical treatment services identified under the CPV category 85141210, situated in the region UKJ2, with subsequent competitive processes anticipated to begin after June 2026.

Providers well-versed in comprehensive adult care, including specialist and non-specialist capabilities, would find this procurement beneficial.

The notice in full

NHS Sussex ICB is inviting home care providers to help shape the service specification for a forthcoming Any Qualified Provider (AQP) home care contract for adult All Age Continuing Care (AACC), including end-of-life care via the Fast Track Pathway and specialist/non-specialist Continuing Healthcare (CHC). Please register interest and share your views via a short survey: forms.office.com/e/VyCq8xA2Ua.

You will also be invited to participate in workshops and review drafts of the specification. This is market engagement only, not a call for competition. A PSR competitive process will follow once the specification is agreed.

For further information contact us at: sussex.homecareaqp@evalucom.co.uk

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    NHS Sussex ICB will establish an AQP contract for adult AACC home care, covering: 1. Fast Track (end-of-life) care; and 2. specialist and non-specialist care. Evalucom, on behalf of NHS Sussex ICB, will coordinate a collaborative process bringing together commissioners, clinicians and providers to draft a service specification within the NHS Standard Contract.

    The approach aims to capture local knowledge and align expectations. The ICB will approve the final version. What we're asking providers to do now 1.

    Complete the survey to register interest, join the mailing list and share initial priorities: https://forms.office.com/e/VyCq8xA2Ua. 2. Join optional online workshops to discuss key topics (e.g. package referral and mobilisation, service scope and outcomes, EoL/FT pathway interfaces, quality reporting and pricing structure).

    3. Comment on the draft specification when circulated. What comes next Once the specification is agreed, the ICB intends to run a multi-provider award under the PSR Competitive Process via a separate Contract Notice.

    Pricing, quality requirements and evaluation criteria will be set out in the tender documentation. No minimum volumes are guaranteed under AQP. Additional information 1.

    Regime & status: This notice is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for market engagement/specification development only. It is not a call for competition and does not start any standstill period. 2.

    Data & correspondence: Contact details submitted via the survey will be used solely for communications about this AQP market engagement and the subsequent procurement. 3. Queries can be sent to sussex.homecareaqp@evalucom.co.uk.

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Key facts

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Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
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Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

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Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
079880-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef0d
CPV code
85141210 - Home medical treatment services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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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 this tender

When will the NHS Sussex ICB Personalised Home Care AQP - Market Engagement for Specification… tender open?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

Who is the buyer for NHS Sussex ICB Personalised Home Care AQP - Market Engagement for Specification…?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East.

How do I bid for NHS Sussex ICB Personalised Home Care AQP - Market Engagement for Specification…?

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