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Intermediate Care Ward Conquest

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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05 Oct 2026 at 11:48

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Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust procured continued on-site and off-site GP services for its Intermediate Care Ward. The service supports the Trust’s intermediate care provision, including clinical cover linked to patient flow and reablement. Delivery is associated with the Trust’s services in East Sussex; the recorded delivery area is East Sussex, with the buyer based in St Leonards-on-Sea. This is healthcare general-practice work rather than a supply of goods or construction. The requirement covers GP services at Trust sites and off-site, and concerns maintaining an existing service model. The Trust selected an established local GP provider to continue delivering the provision.

The procurement is recorded as complete, with Hastings Integrated Family Healthcare GP Federation selected and an active contract signed on 5 October 2026. The notice description says this is an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime and that formal award is subject to the standstill process; representations were due by 15 October 2026. The Trust used Direct Award Process C, without a prior competition, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The selection considered five equally weighted criteria: social value, quality and innovation, collaboration and sustainability, health inequalities, and value, each weighted at 20%. One bid was recorded, with a value of £430,560. The contract record gives no contract end date or duration.

For comparable future work with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, credible providers would need to deliver reliable on-site and off-site GP cover for intermediate care, with an experienced clinical workforce and the capacity to maintain continuity of an established service. The Trust’s stated rationale places particular importance on integration with its services and partner organisations, supporting patient flow and reablement, and helping reduce acute hospital stays. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate performance against social value, quality and innovation, collaboration and sustainability, health inequalities, and value. The Trust used a direct award route because it judged the incumbent’s service satisfactory, the proposed arrangements substantially unchanged, and the provider likely to continue meeting requirements. Competing effectively when this requirement returns would therefore depend on relevant service experience and evidence across all five criteria, not price alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Intermediate Care Ward Conquest

Notice Description

On-site and off-site GP Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract relates to the continued provision of onsite and offsite GP Services for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Following an assessment undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, the Trust intends to award a new contract to the incumbent provider under Direct Award Process C.

The service was awarded equally across the five key criteria below (20%) each, as the Service felt each of the criteria require required equal consideration

Procurement Information

This contract is being awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using Direct Award Process C. The current contract for Intermediate Care Ward GP Provision is due to expire and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has assessed the incumbent provider, Hastings and Rother Healthcare Federation Ltd, against the Provider Selection Regime key criteria and basic selection criteria. The Trust has concluded that the provider is delivering the existing service to a satisfactory standard and is likely to continue to satisfy the requirements of the proposed contract. The proposed contractual arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract and the service model will remain substantially unchanged. The provider has demonstrated effective integration with Trust services and partner organisations, supported improvements in patient flow and reablement outcomes, contributed to reduced acute length of stay, and provided consistent GP cover through an experienced clinical workforce. Accordingly, the Trust is satisfied that the conditions for Direct Award Process C are met and that the award is lawful under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078097
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093738-2026
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

85121100 - General-practitioner services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
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
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST LEONARDS ON SEA
Postcode
TN37 7PT
Postcode Area
Tonbridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Local Authority
Hastings
Electoral Ward
Conquest
Westminster Constituency
Hastings and Rye

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HASTINGS INTEGRATED FAMILY HEALTHCARE GP FEDERATION

Further Information

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