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Slough Primary Care Services

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

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30 Sep 2026 at 14:06

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board is commissioning a package of primary care services in Slough. It includes clinically led same-day urgent care for illness and minor wounds at Priors Close, accessed through NHS 111, healthcare professional referral or walk-in; an overflow same-day GP service for Slough practices, with appointments arranged by the patient’s own surgery after triage; Chapel Medical Centre’s GP services for its registered population; and a Special Allocation Service providing an alternative GP practice for patients removed from practice lists, including following violence or aggression. The work is community healthcare delivery, covering urgent assessment and treatment as well as ongoing general practice. The contract is delivered in Slough.

The process has reached the award stage: East Berkshire Primary Care Limited was selected through a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C, without a prior competition. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026. The service period starts on 1 April 2027 and runs for an initial 12 months, with an option to extend by a further 12 months. The stated expected value is £4,053,938 for the initial term and £4,053,938 for the optional extension; the full expected lifetime value is £8,107,876. The evaluation considered quality and the incumbent provider’s ability to meet the proposed contract standard (weighted 80%) and price (20%). The commissioner assessed the provider against statutory criteria covering quality and innovation, value, integration and sustainability, access and health inequalities, choice and social value.

This award shows demand for a joined-up Slough primary care provider able to deliver urgent, same-day assessment and treatment alongside general practice, overflow appointments and care for patients requiring an alternative practice. A credible competitor would need clinically led teams, staff with additional training to manage illness and minor wounds, and the capacity to provide care through NHS 111, professional referrals and walk-in access. Delivery also depends on coordinating appointments with patients’ own GP practices after triage, maintaining GP standards comparable to routine practice, and serving a defined local patient population. Experience operating NHS primary care contracts and evidence of reliable performance, compliant contract delivery, and robust supporting documentation and policies would be important. The selection also signals that commissioners assess value, integration, service sustainability, access, health inequalities, patient choice and social value, alongside service quality.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Slough Primary Care Services

Notice Description

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning Slough Primary Care Services. The Same Day Urgent Care service - a clinically led service, supported by experienced staff who have undergone additional training to enable the effective management, assessment and treatment of illness and some minor wounds based at Priors Close, Slough. Patients will access the services either through via NHS111, or through referral from another healthcare professional (e.g. GP, A&E or Community services) or self-presenting 'walk in' The Slough Same Day Service - an overspill service available to all Slough practices. All GP appointments must be made by the patient's own surgery once the patient has been triaged by their own GP practice. The Same Day Service GPs are expected to adhere to the standard of practice that a patient would receive within their own GP practice Chapel Medical Centre - GP Contract providing primary care medical services to a population of 16,020 patients in Slough Special Allocation Service (SAS) - Service for patients who have been removed from a practice patient list for reasons such as violence and aggression which resulted in a police report. The service ensures these patients continue to access healthcare services at an alternative, specific GP practice. 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 Slough Primary Care Services. The Same Day Urgent Care service - a clinically led service, supported by experienced staff who have undergone additional training to enable the effective management, assessment and treatment of illness and some minor wounds based at Priors Close, Slough. Patients will access the services either through via NHS111, or through referral from another healthcare professional (e.g. GP, A&E or Community services) or self-presenting 'walk in' The Slough Same Day Service - an overspill service available to all Slough practices. All GP appointments must be made by the patient's own surgery once the patient has been triaged by their own GP practice. The Same Day Service GPs are expected to adhere to the standard of practice that a patient would receive within their own GP practice Chapel Medical Centre - GP Contract providing primary care medical services to a population of 16,020 patients in Slough Special Allocation Service (SAS) - Service for patients who have been removed from a practice patient list for reasons such as violence and aggression which resulted in a police report. The service ensures these patients continue to access healthcare services at an alternative, specific GP practice. 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 initial 12-month contract term is PS4,053,938. The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is PS4,053,938. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value is PS8,107,876 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 Out of Hours Services Ltd 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.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12-months

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-077d9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092388-2026
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
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
£8,107,876 £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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