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Primary Care Regulations Advice & Training Service

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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23 Jul 2026 at 16:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board procured a specialist primary care regulations advice and training service from Primary Care Commissioning Community Interest Company. The service provides unlimited access to regulatory advice and training on GPOD contracting and primary-care subjects, including finance, premises, neighbourhoods and strategic commissioning. This is a professional advisory and training service for organisations working with general practice and primary-care commissioning, rather than a general healthcare delivery contract. The work is delivered in the North East of England for the ICB. The requirement is categorised as health training services, with the advisory subscription forming an important part of the overall service. It was structured as a single requirement rather than separate lots.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Primary Care Commissioning Community Interest Company was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 6 January 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £44,500 excluding VAT and £53,400 including VAT. The buyer used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under a light-touch regime. A single tender waiver was issued because the buyer identified a limited supplier market and specialist expertise requirements; its usual policy would normally seek three quotations. The contract includes an option to purchase additional components where a particular aspect exceeds the stated maximum amount. One lot was awarded, and the resulting contract is active.

This award demonstrates demand from an integrated care board for a highly specialised primary-care regulatory support and training offer. Suppliers best placed for comparable work would need authoritative knowledge of GPOD contracting and related primary-care regulation, together with practical expertise across finance, premises, neighbourhood working and strategic commissioning. A credible competitor would need to provide genuinely responsive advice alongside structured training, and support users across the North East of England rather than offering a narrow single-topic service. The buyer’s decision also indicates that specialist market knowledge and the ability to cover the full range of primary-care topics are commercially important. Community-interest companies, specialist consultancies and experienced primary-care commissioning advisers with scalable subscription-based support could be well positioned when this requirement is next reviewed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Primary Care Regulations Advice & Training Service

Notice Description

PCC-CIC provide a very niche subscription service to access unlimited regulatory advice and access to training on GPOD contracting and Primary Care related topics such as finance, premises, neighbourhoods and strategic commissioning. Total contract value is below the applicable threshold for Procurement Act 2023 regulations. NENC ICB procurement policy normally requires the obtainment of three quotations to demonstrate best value. However, due to the limited supplier market and the specialist expertise required to deliver this niche subscription service, a Single Tender Waiver has been issued. Contract Start Date: 01 August 2026 Contract End Date: 31 July 2027 Contract Vale: PS44,500

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d272
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069925-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80561000 - Health training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£44,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR5 3XB
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRIMARY CARE COMMISSIONING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Further Information

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