NHS HWE Domiciliary Care AQP - ICB Wide

Location

Marlowes

Description

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB have opened the NHS HWE Domiciliary Care Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract for applications through CarePulse: https://www.eprocurement.carepulse.co.uk. This procurement is run as a competitive process (with multi-provider award) under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract covers the provision of domiciliary care for adults eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and is applicable to local Providers with a CQC-registered service location within 3 miles of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB. The contract will include both non-specialist and specialist domiciliary care services under defined Care Tiers. Applications are open from 17 November 2025 and will close at 5:00 pm on 5 January 2026. Services will commence from 1 April 2026. Timelines are indicative and may be subject to change. The Contract Term is 3 years from service commencement, and the Commissioner may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.

Total Quantity or Scope

Applications must be submitted through CarePulse eProcurement: https://eprocurement.carepulse.co.uk. Full details of the qualification criteria are provided in the procurement documents, available from the CarePulse eProcurement site. All providers that meet the eligibility and qualification criteria will be awarded a contract. There is no limit to the number of Providers that can join the Contract. All awarded providers will be added to the AQP list which will be the primary route for the ICB to commission CHC home care packages. Please note that it is a zero-value contract, so there is no guaranteed volume of activity or payment to providers. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the Contract. The Contract will include both non-specialist and specialist domiciliary care services under defined Care Tiers. Providers will be able to select the Care Tiers and areas that they can deliver against. Providers are not required to deliver against all Care Tiers or in all areas. Queries relating to the tender must be submitted through CarePulse eProcurement. The deadline for submitting queries is 5:00pm, 12 December 2025. Evalucom are managing the procurement process on behalf of the NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB Commissioning Authority.

Renewal Options

The Commissioner may opt to extend the Contract Term by up to 2 years, in accordance with Schedule 1C of the Contract Particulars.

CPV Codes

• 85141210 - Home medical treatment services
• 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to the award.