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Provision of Urgent Award Primary Care Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for Forest Surgery

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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14 Mar 2025 at 13:26

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is seeking to ensure continued provision of Primary Medical Services at Forest Surgery in Brandon, Suffolk. The procurement process is classified under the Health Services industry and is currently in the Award stage following an urgent award due to extraordinary circumstances. The existing contract will expire on 30 June 2025, and the new short-term contract will run from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026. This urgent procurement is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and has bypassed the usual Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This urgent tender provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those offering Primary Medical Services, to engage with NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. The limited procurement method, due to urgent circumstances, highlights the importance of consistency and reliability in healthcare provision, making it an ideal fit for well-established medical service providers. Business growth potential lies in the ability to continually support and expand healthcare services in the region, with possible contract modifications allowing for service expansion similar to the existing specification.

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Notice Title

Provision of Urgent Award Primary Care Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for Forest Surgery

Notice Description

The current re-procurement has taken longer than anticipated due to a representation made. The current contract with the incumbent expires on 30 June 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a short-term contract whilst the procurement concludes. The new contract will be from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The current Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract to provide the services to patients at Forest Surgery will expire on 30 June 2025. The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of Primary Medical Services to the registered population of Forest Surgery in Brandon whilst the procurement in place to award a new contract is concluded. There is a requirement to award a new short term contract from the 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice due to an urgent circumstance which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. This award is being made urgently and the reason for the urgency was not foreseen by the ICB for the reasons outlined within this notice. This award is being made in order to prevent risk to patient and public safety, and the ICB is not able to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 - 13 for the reasons outlined below. Primary Care Commissioning Group - Chairman's Action. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed4d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009439-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,145,315 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Caryn Akers
Contact Email
procurement@snee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC

Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SWAN SURGERY

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