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Awarded· 8 Jan 2025

The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a Residential Setting (Domiciliary Services)

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Sunderland.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Gap Kare

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 11:16

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Sunderland. The contract went to Gap Kare. It was awarded on 8 January 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 6 March 2025. The notice number is 008173-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ea0b.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract titled "The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a Residential Setting (Domiciliary Services)" to be delivered by Gap Kare Limited. This service falls under the health services industry category, specifically focusing on residential nursing care services, in the UKC region.

This contract was awarded under urgent circumstances to mitigate risks to patient and public safety, bypassing the usual competitive tender procedures outlined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract commenced on 14 October 2024 and is set to conclude on 13 October 2025, with payment based on a cost per case basis and no fixed annual contract value.

The notice in full

The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a client's own home (Domiciliary Care). NENC ICB intends to award a contract to a new provider, following the Urgent Award Process. Contract has a zero expected annual contract value and is paid on a cost per case basis as it is for an individual client package.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within their own homes (Domiciliary Care). NENC ICB intends to award a contract to a new provider, following Urgent Award Process. Contract has a zero expected annual contract value and is paid on a cost per case basis as it is for an individual client package.

    The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the urgent circumstances provision under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Contract has a zero expected annual contract value and is paid on a cost per case basis as it is for an individual client package.

    Contract Start Date: 14 October 2024 Contract End Date: 13 October 2025

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Nursing Care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Gap Kare
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

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
008173-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea0b
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Sunderland. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Sunderland
Town
Sunderland
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Electoral ward
Castle
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Delivery area
North East (England)
Region
North East
Sub-region
Sunderland
Area
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Gap Kare
Awardee scale
Large
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 this tender

Who won the The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a… contract?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Gap Kare on 8 January 2025.

Who is the buyer for The Provision of Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a…?

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.

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