Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Rotherham Hospital, Moorgate Road
Rotherham
S60 2UD
UK
Contact person: Sue Grundy
E-mail: susan.grundy@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Unit with Nursing (24 beds)
Reference number: C431445
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85144100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Community Unit with Nursing (24 beds)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 920 672.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a community unit with nursing to support individuals on a short-term basis who either cannot remain at home but do not require consultant led acute care or who are being discharged from acute care but are not yet able to return home. The supplier will work with health and social care providers to support discharge to assess, recovery, rehabilitation and reablement care plans to facilitate independence and enable as many people to return home as is possible. Individual therapy programmes will be formulated with the individual to achieve the following objectives :<br/><br/>• Return home at the earliest opportunity and/or;<br/>• Increase or maintain independence, choice and control and/or;<br/>• Instigate planned treatment and care to manage deterioration in health and wellbeing.<br/><br/>The intention is to award a contract via an existing provider under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £1,920,672.00.<br/><br/>The contract is intended to start from 1st April 2026.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Name : the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 10
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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award notice. The awarding of this notice 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 midnight on Wednesday 25th March 2026. <br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
11/03/2026
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
Athorpe Health Care Limited
04216853
New Burlington House, 1075 Finchley Road, London, England, NW11 0PU
Nottingham
NG14 6AT
UK
NUTS: UKF14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 920 672.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.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<br/>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 midnight on Wednesday 25th March 2026. Representations should be sent by email to susan.grundy@nhs.net. This contract has not been formally awarded; this notice serves as an Intention to Award under PSR.<br/><br/>The decision maker for this award is The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust as part of the Rotherham Place Intermediate Care and Reablement Strategy . The decision to award the<br/>contract has been made by examining the capacity, capability, past performance and financial feasibility of awarding to the existing provider.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest have been identified
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England
7-8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2026