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Urgent Contract Modification Award for Primary Care Services for Greater Norwich Population

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board recently updated the contract associated with the provision of primary care services for the Greater Norwich population. The procurement process involves an urgent contract modification to ensure continuity of care while a new competitive process is arranged. This updated contract covers a service period starting from 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026. The industry category is classified under general-practitioner services, with specific services delivered at the Norwich Practices Health Centre, Walk-In Centre, and the Vulnerable Adults Service. The location for the service provision is Norwich within the UKH1 region, with the contract awarded to North Norfolk Primary Care.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Urgent Contract Modification Award for Primary Care Services for Greater Norwich Population

Notice Description

This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice to notify that Norfolk and Waveney ICB are direct awarding a Caretaker Contract to provide primary medical services under an APMS Contract to the Greater Norwich population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, co-located Walk In Centre services and the Vulnerable Adults Service through the Inclusion Health Hub. This contract is effective from 11 December 2023 until 31 March 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is to provide primary medical services under an APMS Contract to the Greater Norwich population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, co-located Walk In Centre services and the Vulnerable Adults Service through the Inclusion Health Hub.

Procurement Information

Norfolk and Waveney ICB are direct awarding a caretaker contract contract from 11th December 2023 - 31st March 2025 for the provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Greater Norwich Population to include: Registered Patient List at Norwich Practices Health Centre, Co-located Walk In Centre and Vulnerable Adults Service(VAS) services without prior publication under Regulation 32(2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations which states the following;<br/><br/>"Insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, as the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation could not be complied with"<br/><br/>In terms of the circumstances, these were:<br/><br/>(i) The current contract holder could not remain financially and operationally sustainable beyond 2023.<br/><br/>(ii) There is a necessity to ensure continuity of service to the patients and resilience support to the wider health urgent care system is maintained during winter. <br/><br/>(iii) There is insufficient time to run a formal procurement given the immediacy of needing to ensure continuity of service<br/><br/>Norfolk and Waveney ICB will be procuring these services in 2024/2025 with a service commencement date of 1st April 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a4a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022890-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85121100 - General-practitioner services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,852,227 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Additional Buyers

NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

North Norfolk Primary Care

Further Information

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