NHS Trust Awards Pinetum Nursing Home Beds Contract
Summary
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract for the provision of intermediate care nursing beds at Pinetum Nursing Home. The contract, valued between £800,000 and £1,000,000, aims to support timely hospital discharge by offering 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation.
What changed
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has published a contract award notice for the provision of intermediate care nursing beds at Pinetum Nursing Home. The contract, identified by notice number 2026/S 000-024812, is valued between £800,000 and £1,000,000 (excluding VAT). The service includes 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation support, and aims to facilitate timely discharge for medically optimized patients.
This notice serves as an award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition. While this is a contract award and not a new regulatory requirement for external entities, compliance officers within healthcare procurement or related service providers should note the specific services being contracted and the value. The primary CPV code is 85144000 (Residential health facilities services).
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Pinetum Nursing Home - Beds
- COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024812
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066e1a
Published 18 March 2026, 4:30pm
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one. Contracting authority Press escape key to exit two. Object four. Procedure five. Award of contract six. Complementary information
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one.1) Name and addresses
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH21UL
Contact
Thomas Parsonage
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
NHS Organisation Data Service
RJR
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pinetum Nursing Home - Beds
Reference number
G/0505
two.1.2) Main CPV code
Residential health facilities services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of intermediate care nursing beds to support timely hospital discharge, offering 24‑hour nursing care, rehabilitation support, and MDT‑aligned recovery for medically optimised patients.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £800,000 / Highest offer: £1,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Residential health facilities services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of intermediate care nursing beds to support timely discharge from acute care. The service includes a block contract for general nursing beds with 24‑hour nursing and care support, delivery of rehabilitation-focused care plans, participation in MDT processes, and acceptance of medically optimised patients on discharge pathways. The provider must ensure safe staffing, same‑day transfers where capacity allows, and continuity of bed availability in line with service requirements.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
The following line is required by FTS: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Care UK Community Partnerships
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
01668247
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £800,000 / Highest offer: £1,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 30/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Representations should be sent to t.parsonage@nhs.net by midnight on 30 March 2026.
No conflicts of interest have been identified. The supplier has been assesed against the direct award c regulations.The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
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