Tender

NHS Lothian Parkgrove Medical Practice

LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD

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Tender

07 Mar 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Lothian Health Board, commonly known as NHS Lothian, has initiated an open tender process titled "NHS Lothian Parkgrove Medical Practice" for the provision of primary medical services in the Edinburgh area. This procurement, classified under the health industry category, seeks an independent contractor to deliver high-quality clinical services at Parkgrove Medical Centre, located at 22B Parkgrove Terrace, Edinburgh. Key dates for this tender include the expression of interest deadline on 7 March 2025 and the submission deadline on 7 April 2025 at 12:00 PM, with an anticipated contract award date on the same day at 12:30 PM. The tender value is £3,165,000, and the procurement method is an open procedure, allowing electronic submissions via the Public Contracts Scotland website.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in healthcare services. Companies with a strong background in primary care and a capacity for scaling operations to accommodate a growing patient list could greatly benefit from this contract. Suitable bidders will be those that can demonstrate a commitment to patient-centred care and an ability to integrate community and health-and-social-care approaches. This opportunity is ideal for established medical service providers with experience in delivering primary care within a structured, regulatory framework like the General Medical Services Contract in Scotland. Success in this tender could facilitate business expansion and reinforce service providers' reputations within the NHS framework.

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Notice Title

NHS Lothian Parkgrove Medical Practice

Notice Description

Lothian Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Lothian) ("NHS Lothian") placed an advertisement on the Public Contracts Scotland website for a Route 3 Procurement on 7 March 2025 seeking expressions of interest from any parties interested in providing primary medical services to patients in the Edinburgh area. This requirement has arisen due to the desire to return the contract to an independent contractor to provide primary medical services located at Parkgrove Medical Centre, 22B Parkgrove Terrace, Edinburgh, EH4 7NX to a list of 4,326 patients. NHS Lothian wishes to select a new service provider with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients and to grow the practice list by delivering high quality, patient-centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS Lothian's requirements set out in Appendix 1 ("Requirement"). The services will build on existing best practice and focus on a community and health and social care approach. The clinical services will be delivered in an environment that provides patient care of a standard consistent with that of similar services provided elsewhere within NHS Lothian. It will be important that Applicants involved in the planning and/or delivery of existing schemes and services can demonstrate that they have sufficient capacity so as not to prejudice delivery of primary medical services under any other contract an Applicant may have with NHS Lothian or pre-existing schemes or the ability of NHS Lothian itself to deliver services. The successful Applicant will be required to enter into a contract with NHS Lothian on the terms of the General Medical Services Contract ("GMS Contract") the form of which is prescribed by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, as amended, or replaced from time to time. Performance by the successful Applicant under the terms of the GMS Contract will be subject to these Regulations available at www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents

Lot Information

Lot 1

Lothian Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Lothian) ("NHS Lothian") placed an advertisement on the Public Contracts Scotland website for a Route 3 Procurement on 7 March 2025 seeking expressions of interest from any parties interested in providing primary medical services to patients in the Edinburgh area. This requirement has arisen due to the desire to return the contract to an independent contractor to provide primary medical services located at Parkgrove Medical Centre, 22B Parkgrove Terrace, Edinburgh, EH4 7NX to a list of 4,326 patients. NHS Lothian wishes to select a new service provider with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients and to grow the practice list by delivering high quality, patient-centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS Lothian's requirements set out in Appendix 1 ("Requirement"). The services will build on existing best practice and focus on a community and health and social care approach. The clinical services will

Renewal: The commencement date for the contract will be agreed between the successful bidder and Lothian Health Board. There is no fixed term applicable to the awarded contract. The contract duration of 60 months used in this notice is for illustrative purposes only.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000792685
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525508
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85121000 - Medical practice services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,165,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD
Contact Name
Alison McNeillage
Contact Email
alison.mcneillage@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1315378422

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 9DN
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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