Notice Information
Notice Title
Winter ARI Hubs in Northamptonshire
Notice Description
The service provides additional primary care capacity of 170 appointments per day average from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision to ensure demonstrable additionally in provision.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Additional primary care capacity of an average of 170 appointments per day from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within a reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision . This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance (i.e. that this is an urgent award). The lifetime value of the contract is PS600,000. Contract commencement was 24th October 2025 to allow time for mobilisation. The service commenced on the 1st December 2025 until the 1st March 2026. Northamptonshire collective at scale providers for primary care services are able to work collaboratively through contract awarded to 3Sixty Care to ensure delivery to specification and timescales can be achieved. This would not be possible through existing individual primary care providers.
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066f70
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025380-2026
- 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
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Oct 20255 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KETTERING
- Postcode
- NN15 6EY
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Wicksteed
- Westminster Constituency
- Kettering
Further Information
Notice URLs
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