Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
QMF
4th Floor - Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
London
E151DA
UK
E-mail: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
QWE
London
UK
E-mail: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
QKK
London
UK
E-mail: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.selondonics.org/icb
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Z9B2Z
London
UK
E-mail: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westandnorthlondon.icb.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS Integrated Care Board
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The following four NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - NHS North East London ICB, NHS South East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, and NHS West and North London ICB - have opened the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants.
This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the Pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC.
The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system: https://londonnhaqp.carepulse.co.uk.
Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.
The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract.
If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following four NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in London - NHS North East London ICB, NHS South East London ICB, NHS South West London ICB, and NHS West and North London ICB - have opened the Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract to new applicants.
This contract covers the provision of nursing home services for adults in CQC-registered nursing homes and is applicable to providers with nursing homes in London or the surrounding area. Successful providers will be added to the Pan-London AQP list. This AQP list is used by the ICBs as the primary route for commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) placements for adults, including fast-track CHC.
The procurement will be undertaken under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B. Applications are open from Monday 10 March 2025 on a rolling basis, with no deadline for applying, through the CarePulse eProcurement system: https://londonnhaqp.carepulse.co.uk.
Nursing home providers that are already on the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP contract do not need to apply.
The contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract.
If you have any questions, please email LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net. In your email, please include your name, your role, and details of your nursing home organisation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), specifically under Direct Award Process B. The PSR applies in place of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for health care services of this nature. The procurement therefore falls outside the scope of the PCR 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-008537
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CYGNET HEALTH CARE LIMITED
02141256
18 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4AE
UK
NUTS: UKJ46
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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.
On 1 April 2026, NHS North West London ICB and NHS North Central London ICB merged to form NHS West and North London ICB. Under the relevant NHS transfer scheme, NHS West and North London ICB has assumed the rights and obligations of both predecessor ICBs in respect of this contract. This change does not affect the scope, value, or terms of the contract.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
London
UK
E-mail: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/06/2026