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Local CAS & ED Revalidation Service

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

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30 Sep 2026 at 14:04

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board commissioned a local primary care clinical assessment and emergency department revalidation service for Frimley Integrated Care System patients in Bracknell, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, and Slough. The service provides clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment, with suitable premises for face-to-face appointments and cars with drivers for home visits. It must work interoperably with the local 111 service, provided by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and integrate with other health and care services so patients can move smoothly through urgent and emergency care. This is a healthcare service combining clinical provision, patient accommodation, transport and coordination across local services.

East Berkshire Primary Care was selected for the contract through the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award C route. The contract is recorded as active and signed on 21 September 2026. Its 12-month term is due to start on 1 April 2027, with a stated contract value of £1,177,401. The evaluation gave 80% weight to whether the existing provider was meeting its contract and was likely to continue meeting the proposed contract to the required standard, and 20% to price. The stated statutory assessment also considered quality and innovation, value, integration and sustainability, access and health inequalities, choice, and social value. Providers could make representations to decision-makers by midnight on 13 October 2026.

This contract shows demand from NHS Thames Valley ICB for an integrated local urgent-care service combining clinical assessment and treatment with face-to-face premises, home-visit transport, and links to 111 and other health and care services. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need to demonstrate that it can coordinate patient journeys across services and provide the clinical, accommodation and transport capacity across Bracknell, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Slough. The buyer’s assessment favoured evidence that the incumbent had delivered the existing contract satisfactorily, supplied the required documentation, information and policies, and complied with the applicable NHS APMS contract. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence reliable performance against service requirements and meet the relevant contract and regulatory obligations, as well as offer competitive pricing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local CAS & ED Revalidation Service

Notice Description

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a Local CAS & ED Revalidation Service. Primary Care Clinical Assessment & ED Revalidation service for Frimley ICS patients in Bracknell, RBWM & Slough Places. The four main elements to the provision of the core services are: * Interoperability with 111 service provided by SCAS * Clinical input - diagnosis and treatment * Suitable accommodation for patients to be seen face-to-face * Transport - cars including drivers for home visiting The core service will integrate with the local 111 and other health and care services, observing the overriding principles of seamless transfer. The 111 provider is South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. "Integrated" in this context is defined as ensuring that the caller's journey through the urgent and emergency care system is supportive and seamless. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a Local CAS & ED Revalidation Service. Primary Care Clinical Assessment & ED Revalidation service for Frimley ICS patients in Bracknell, RBWM & Slough Places. The four main elements to the provision of the core services are: * Interoperability with 111 service provided by SCAS * Clinical input - diagnosis and treatment * Suitable accommodation for patients to be seen face-to-face * Transport - cars including drivers for home visiting The core service will integrate with the local 111 and other health and care services, observing the overriding principles of seamless transfer. The 111 provider is South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. "Integrated" in this context is defined as ensuring that the caller's journey through the urgent and emergency care system is supportive and seamless. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the 12-month contract term is PS1,177,401. The contract period will commence on 01 April 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that East Berkshire Primary Care have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: they provided all of the required documentation, information and policies for the existing contract. They have complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable NHS APMS Contract. The proposed contracting arrangements are substantially consistent with the existing arrangements, which the provider has delivered to a satisfactory standard. Accordingly, the Commissioner is satisfied that the provider is likely to continue delivering the services to the required standard under the proposed contract.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award C. 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 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 the relevant authority by midnight 13 October 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d9d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092384-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

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
£1,177,401 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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 Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 2PG
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Blackbird Leys
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

East Berkshire Primary Care Limited

Further Information

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