D3 Tenders | Bluebell Branch Surgery GMS

Notice Information

Notice Title

Bluebell Branch Surgery GMS

Notice Description

The ICB is seeking to appoint an existing provider of primary medical care services already located within a five-mile radius of the Bluebell Surgery premises within the SNEE ICB area for the patient list registered with Bluebell Surgery, Jack Andrews Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YN. The practice is currently managed under a caretaker arrangement, and the intention of the process is to allocate the existing site and list as an additional site to an existing GMS contract within a five-mile radius of the Bluebell Surgery premises within the SNEE ICB area. The existing GMS contract of the successful provider in this procurement will be varied to include the services to be provided at the Bluebell Surgery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The ICB is seeking to appoint an existing provider of primary medical care services already located within a five-mile radius of the Bluebell Surgery premises within the SNEE ICB area for the patient list registered with Bluebell Surgery, Jack Andrews Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YN. The Commissioners will only engage with existing providers within a five-mile radius of the existing practice site. A thorough review of the options available was undertaken and it was felt that the restriction via the five-mile radius presented the most practical, patient-centred definition of access and coverage. The practice is currently managed under a caretaker arrangement, and the intention of the process is to allocate the existing site and list as an additional site to an existing GMS contract within a five-mile radius of the Bluebell Surgery premises within the SNEE ICB area. The existing GMS contract of the successful provider in this procurement will be varied to include the services to be provided at the Bluebell Surgery. The current contract for the provision of primary medical care services will expire on 30th April 2026. The current contract value is approximately PS337,036 per annum, which is based on the patient list. Primary care providers must: * be located within a 5km radius of the Bluebell Surgery, Jack Andrews Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YN. * operate this site as a "branch" site alongside existing premises. * mobilise the service for the 1st May 2027 * deliver operating hours from this Premises which mirror the overall contract core hours (the period beginning at 8.00am and ending at 6.30pm on any day from Monday to Friday except Good Friday, Christmas Day or bank holidays). * deliver to the Bluebell Surgery population essential services, minor surgery and any other agreed enhanced services from this Premises. * depending on the boundaries of the existing contract, will agree to either re-draw the practice area line to include all the existing boundary area and Bluebell boundary or accept the later boundary as an addition standalone practice area. There is no outer boundary provision for the Bluebell Surgery. This notice is to inform providers of the release of documentation to initiate a competitive process to secure a Provider to deliver this service. In order to express an interest in this service and access the documentation, free of charge, please register on the In-tend portal via the following address and express an interest in the Bluebell Branch Surgery GMS opportunity under 'current tenders'. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home The deadline for submissions is 12:00 (noon) 24th October 2025. If you have any questions, please send them as a correspondence through the In-tend website in the first instance or via email to the address contained within this notice. 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Responses must be submitted through the Intend e-Procurement Portal on the link provided in this notice prior to the stated deadline. Additional information: The Authority 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 contract, 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, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Renewal: Please note in terms of the contract advertised, this is a General Medical Services (GMS), meaning it will be held in perpetuity despite what the contract end date may say in the notice due to system limitations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0598c8
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055892-2025
Current Stage: Tender
All Stages: Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Tender Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £337,036 £100K-£500K
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 11 Sep 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline: 24 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2076 Over 5 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name: Jane Garnett
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: TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Local Authority: Ipswich
Electoral Ward: Gipping
Westminster Constituency: Ipswich

Further Information

Notice URLs

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