Pan-London Nursing Homes Any Qualified Provider (AQP)

Location

London

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.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

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.

Other Information

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. 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.