Notice Information
Notice Title
Bluebell Surgery GMS Contract
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 2026 * 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 additional standalone practice area. There is no outer boundary provision for the Bluebell Surgery. Additional information: 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.
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/013568-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- SME
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
- £337,036 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2076 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Sarah Skilton
- 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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