Invitation to Submit a Business Case for Provision of General Medical Services at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus

NHS TAYSIDE

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

22 Jul 2026 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Tayside is currently in the tendering phase, seeking a provider for general medical services at Brechin Health Centre in Brechin, Angus. The tender, announced on 22nd July 2026, requires submissions by noon on 25th August 2026. The open procurement method invites interested parties to submit a business case that will serve approximately 8,467 patients. The awarded contract will start on 26th August 2026. Located in the UKM71 region, the health-focused procurement falls under the services category. NHS Tayside, a central purchasing body, is managing this process, which will adhere to the NHS General Medical Services (Scotland) Contract terms and conditions.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in providing healthcare services, particularly those experienced in managing or expanding within the public health sector. Organisations with the capability to deliver high-quality, person-centred clinical services in a primary care setting could benefit by entering the independent contractor model targeted by NHS Tayside. Businesses with existing healthcare frameworks or schemes are encouraged to demonstrate compatibility and capacity to integrate these services within NHS Tayside's operational requirements. The contract, following The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, provides a long-term engagement opportunity conducive to business growth within the Scottish public health system.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Invitation to Submit a Business Case for Provision of General Medical Services at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus

Notice Description

NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services contract for approx 8467 patients in Brechin, Angus. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case is contained in the Additional Documents section of this notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Tayside Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Tayside) ("NHS Tayside") is inviting interested parties who have the capacity and capability to provide general medical services (GMS) to patients in Brechin and surrounding areas (as per current practice boundary that meet the requirements set out in this document to submit a proposed Business Case. The practice currently operates under a 2C arrangement, and the Board is seeking to return this to an independent contractor model to provide GMS located at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin to a list of approximately 8467 patients (as of June 2026). NHS Tayside wishes to select a new service provider with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients by delivering high quality, person centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS General Medical Services (GMS) Scotland Contract and NHS Tayside'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 Tayside. It is 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 general medical services under any other contract an Applicant may have with NHS Tayside or pre-existing schemes or the ability of NHS Tayside itself to deliver services. The successful Applicant will be required to enter into a contract with NHS Tayside. The terms of the contract are prescribed by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 as amended or replaced. Performance by the successful Applicant under the terms of the GMS Contract will be subject to these Regulations available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made

Renewal: To be agreed with successful bidder

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838036
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560643
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

85120000 - Medical practice and related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
25 Aug 20264 weeks to go
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
NHS TAYSIDE
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 9SY
Post Town
Dundee
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City

Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560643
    Invitation to Submit a Business Case for Provision of General Medical Services at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus - NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services contract for approx 8467 patients in Brechin, Angus. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case is contained in the Additional Documents section of this notice.

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838036-2026-07-22T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2026-07-22T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838036",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-41",
            "name": "NHS Tayside",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS Tayside"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Ninewells Hospital",
                "locality": "Dundee",
                "region": "UKM",
                "postalCode": "DD1 9SY"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Carol Mackie",
                "email": "carol.mackie@nhs.scot",
                "telephone": "+44 1382660111",
                "url": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "07",
                        "description": "Health",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-42",
            "name": "Dundee Sherriff Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Dundee Sherriff Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Court House Square",
                "locality": "Dundee"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "NHS Tayside",
        "id": "org-41"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "CON/032/26",
        "title": "Invitation to Submit a Business Case for Provision of General Medical Services at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus",
        "description": "NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services contract for approx 8467 patients in Brechin, Angus. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case is contained in the Additional Documents section of this notice.",
        "status": "active",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM71"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2026-08-25T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2026-08-26T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "JUL560643",
                "documentType": "contractNotice",
                "title": "Invitation to Submit a Business Case for Provision of General Medical Services at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin, Angus",
                "description": "NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services contract for approx 8467 patients in Brechin, Angus. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case is contained in the Additional Documents section of this notice.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560643",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "economic",
                "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "technical",
                "documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "JUL560643-1",
                "title": "Invitation to Submit Business Case Brechin Health Centre",
                "datePublished": "2026-07-22T08:38:42Z",
                "dateModified": "2026-07-22T08:38:42Z",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "JUL560643-2",
                "title": "Boundary Map Brechin Health Centre",
                "datePublished": "2026-07-22T08:38:42Z",
                "dateModified": "2026-07-22T08:38:42Z",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "Tayside Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Tayside) (\"NHS Tayside\") is inviting interested parties who have the capacity and capability to provide general medical services (GMS) to patients in Brechin and surrounding areas (as per current practice boundary that meet the requirements set out in this document to submit a proposed Business Case. The practice currently operates under a 2C arrangement, and the Board is seeking to return this to an independent contractor model to provide GMS located at Brechin Health Centre, Brechin to a list of approximately 8467 patients (as of June 2026). NHS Tayside wishes to select a new service provider with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients by delivering high quality, person centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS General Medical Services (GMS) Scotland Contract and NHS Tayside'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 Tayside. It is 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 general medical services under any other contract an Applicant may have with NHS Tayside or pre-existing schemes or the ability of NHS Tayside itself to deliver services. The successful Applicant will be required to enter into a contract with NHS Tayside. The terms of the contract are prescribed by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 as amended or replaced. Performance by the successful Applicant under the terms of the GMS Contract will be subject to these Regulations available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made",
                "status": "active",
                "hasOptions": false,
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "To be agreed with successful bidder"
                }
            }
        ],
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2026-08-26T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "contractTerms": {
            "hasElectronicPayment": true,
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
            "performanceTerms": "Performance by the successful applicant under the terms of the GMS Contract will be subject to these Regulations available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made"
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "otherRequirements": {
            "requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
            "criteria": [
                {
                    "type": "suitability",
                    "description": "The successful Applicant will be required to enter into a contract with NHS Tayside 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: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made"
                },
                {
                    "type": "technical",
                    "description": "Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession"
                }
            ]
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ],
            "bidValidityPeriod": {
                "durationInDays": 90
            }
        },
        "classification": {
            "id": "85120000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": false
    },
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=838036. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:838036)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838036"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice"
}