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BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

30 Apr 2025 at 11:11

Award

15 Apr 2025 at 14:40

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process managed by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board focuses on the provision of community urology services for the period from 2025 to 2029. This service, titled "BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology," falls under the category of urologist services and aims to deliver rapid access and diagnostic solutions in non-hospital settings across six GP localities. The procurement, conducted under a Provider Selection Regime (PSR), involved a direct award process and resulted in a contract awarded to GP Care UK Limited for a total value of £4,950,460. The procurement stage as of 30th April 2025 is the contract award, which commenced on 1st April 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2029. The location entails regions within Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, enhancing the healthcare pathway from primary through to secondary care.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for providers specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with the capacity to deliver integrated and innovative urology services in community settings. The contract, awarded through a limited procurement method as stipulated by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, highlights the emphasis on quality, innovation, and social value. Businesses capable of ensuring seamless integration with existing healthcare services and who can offer value-efficient solutions in line with regulatory stipulations would find this opportunity promising. The structured integration between primary, community, and secondary care providers underscores the potential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector to leverage their expertise in delivering focused, community-based health solutions.

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Notice Title

BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology

Notice Description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (via Direct Award C). The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs. The service includes: * A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider. * The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days. * An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service. * Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription. * Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

BNSSG ICB ("The Commissioner") is to commission a service for rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs. The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs. The service includes: * A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider. * The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days. * An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service. * Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription. * Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate. The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider GP Care UK Limited in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The total value of the contract is PS4,950,460.00 for a four-year contract length. There will be no extension period included in the contract. The four-year period will commence on 1st April 2025. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Procurement 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (PA 2023) do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to bnssg.communitycontracts@nhs.net by midnight (23:59) on 25th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05036b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017938-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

85121292 - Urologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,950,460 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Apr 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Apr 202510 months 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 BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
bnssg.communitycontracts@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6AG
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GP CARE

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