Notice Information
Notice Title
Nairn Out of Hours Service
Notice Description
NHS Highland requires a GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours - Monday to Saturday - 18.00 - 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday - 08.00 - 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours - Monday to Saturday - 18.00 - 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday - 08.00 - 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
Procurement Information
Nairn Health Care Group is the sole GP practice serving the Nairn and Ardersier population following a merger in 2012. The service in question is intrinsically linked to the provision of primary care within this locality and cannot be delivered by any other provider without significant disruption to continuity of care and patient safety. There are no other practices within the area to deliver this service, and establishing a new provider would require structural changes that are disproportionate and impractical. A competitive tender exercise was conducted in 2023,which resulted in only one compliant submission--from Nairn Health Care Group--further evidencing the absence of market competition.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000811055
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543391
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
- 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
85100000 - Health services
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
85121100 - General-practitioner services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,816,488 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HIGHLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463704000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV2 3BW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness South
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539895
Nairn Out of Hours Service - NHS Highland requires a GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours - Monday to Saturday - 18.00 - 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday - 08.00 - 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543391
Nairn Out of Hours Service - NHS Highland requires a GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours - Monday to Saturday - 18.00 - 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday - 08.00 - 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
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