Awarded· 24 Sept 2025
P1 Peripatetic Care support
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board · Exeter, South West
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has awarded P1 Peripatetic Care support. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Abicare Services
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 08:42
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board has awarded P1 Peripatetic Care support. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter. The contract went to Abicare Services. It was awarded on 24 September 2025. The contract value is £2,400,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 26 September 2025. The notice number is 059966-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bf.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Devon Integrated Care Board, operating under the legal framework of the directive 32014L0024, recently completed a procurement process titled "P1 Peripatetic Care support," focused on social work and related services. This procurement, located in Plymouth, involves the urgent provision of peripatetic care support for patients discharged from hospitals due to capacity issues within local authority provisions.
The contract commenced on 1st October 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026, with a possibility of a six-month extension. A direct award approach was adopted without prior publication due to the urgency of the requirement. The procurement process has now advanced to the award stage, with the contract valued at £2,400,000 and currently active.
Abicare Services Ltd, an established supplier, was selected due to its competitive local pricing and proven performance.
The notice in full
NHS Devon sought to procure ongoing provision of peripatetic care support for P1 discharge work in Plymouth
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Due to lack of capacity in local authority provision, NHS Devon urgently required additional peripatetic support for P1 work with patients being discharged from hospital in Plymouth. An incumbent was already in place and performing well. Due to the urgency of the need the decision was taken to award a short direct award to this provider.
The award is for provision of maximum 29 staff and it is anticipated this number will reduce during the course of the contract period. The contract period is 1/10/25 to 31/3/26 with a 6 month extension option.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Abicare Services
- 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
- £2,400,000
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
- 059966-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bf
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX2 5AZ
- Electoral ward
- Priory
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Delivery area
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Exeter, EX2 5AZ · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Abicare Services
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about P1 Peripatetic Care support
Who won the P1 Peripatetic Care support contract?
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Abicare Services on 24 September 2025.
How much is the P1 Peripatetic Care support contract worth?
The contract value is £2,400,000.
Who is the buyer for P1 Peripatetic Care support?
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board, based in Exeter, South West.
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