{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-0684cc-2026-04-17T09:41:16+01:00", "date": "2026-04-17T09:41:16+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0684cc", "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. 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 29 April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net

The service was reviewed against the PSR Key Criteria of quality and innovation, value, integration and collaboration, improving access and reducing health inequalities, service sustainability and social value using narrative based evidence service review. The review drew on contract performance data, quality and safety assurance, system intelligence and a structured provider submission. Local Care Direct consistently demonstrates high quality, safe and effective service delivery, with strong CQC assurance, sustained achievement of contractual KPIs and robust governance and patient safety arrangements. The service represents good value for money when system benefits and emergency department avoidance are considered, and is highly integrated within the wider urgent and emergency care pathway. The service improves access for deprived populations, reduces health inequalities through inclusive design and extended access, and delivers significant social value as a local social enterprise. On this basis, it was concluded that the existing provider continues to meet and exceed the PSR key criteria and that continuation of the contract best supports patient outcomes, system stability and value, with no identified benefit in opening the service to competition at this time.

The Basic Selection Criteria were considered based on the information submitted by LCD. The provider demonstrated compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including CQC registration, appropriate governance arrangements, and the nomination of required statutory and clinical leads. Assurance was obtained in respect of information governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and emergency preparedness in addition to that set out in the service review. Evidence of economic and financial standing was reviewed through published financial accounts and was considered sufficient. On this basis, the provider was assessed as meeting the Basic Selection Criteria.

It is noted that the provider's existing indemnity cover expires prior to the commencement date of the new contract. The provider has confirmed that indemnity will be renewed without interruption and will be effective from the contract start date. Contract execution is required at this stage to support associated lease arrangements; however, commencement of the contract and any service delivery are expressly conditional upon receipt and approval of evidence of indemnity cover meeting the minimum contractual requirements for the full duration of the contract term.

Decision makers: Director of Partner Relationship Management in conjunction with Director of Finance and Programme Commissioning Director Integrated Care

No conflicts of interest were declared.", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "C320377", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "NHSWYICB - King Street Walk-in-Centre", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85100000", "description": "Health services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "Provision of an NHS Walk-In Centre provides walk-in services to patients for minor illness and minor injuries. The walk in service is open for patients (except children under 6 months and pregnancy related issues) who need same-day care and cannot wait to see their own GP.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.

Contract length is 1 Year plus a 1 Year extension option

Contract period: 01/11/2026 - 31/10/2027
Contract Period extension: 01/11/2027 - 31/10/2028

Contract value including extension PS3,990,734. Additional information: 1. Eligibility for Direct Award Process C
The decision records and contract assurance documentation confirm that the King Street Walk in Centre:
* is an existing service providing urgent same day primary care;
* is delivered by an existing provider, Local Care Direct (LCD);
* is replacing a contract that is due to expire; and
* is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.
The reveiw identifies the relevant commissioning, quality, finance and approval routes within Wakefield Place and WY ICB, confirms that appropriate internal governance approvals were obtained, and records that no unmanaged conflicts of interest were identified.
This evidences that the decision to use Direct Award Process C was taken consciously and contemporaneously within the PSR framework, rather than by default or assumption.
2. No Considerable Change to Contracting Arrangements
The proposed contract and service specification demonstrate that the arrangements for King Street Walk in Centre do not introduce any considerable change compared with the existing contract.
In substance:
* the service continues to operate as a walk in urgent primary care service for minor illness and injury;
* the population served, service hours, access model, and clinical scope remain unchanged;
* delivery remains with the same provider, at the same location, as part of the established urgent care system; and
* there is no material expansion, reconfiguration, or transfer of delivery risk.
The ICB actively reviewed the proposed contract duration, scope, outcomes, delivery model, and risk profile against the existing arrangements and concluded that none of these elements met the PSR \"considerable change\" threshold.
The proposed 1 year contract with a 1 year extension option reflects continuity and stability while wider system led service review and engagement activity continues.
3. Provider Performance and Likely Future Performance
The PSRC Service Review - King Street Walk in Centre provides detailed, narrative based evidence demonstrating that the existing provider:
* is satisfying the current contract to a sufficient standard; and
* is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The Service Review evidences performance against the PSR key criteria, including:
* Quality and safety, supported by strong contractual KPI performance, consistent achievement of the four hour standard, robust clinical governance, and a CQC rating of \"Good\";
* Value and stewardship of public funds, including evidence of improving activity levels, system contribution through ED avoidance, and appropriate cost benchmarking against alternative urgent care models;
* Integration, collaboration, and sustainability, with the service embedded within the Wakefield and West Yorkshire urgent and emergency care system, supporting NHS 111, ambulance, primary care and acute pathways;
* Access, inequalities, and choice, with high utilisation by patients from more deprived communities, extended hours provision, city centre accessibility, and inclusive access arrangements; and
* Social value, including delivery by a social enterprise, local employment, workforce development, reinvestment of surplus, and contribution to prevention and community resilience.
The ICB considered not only historic performance, but also whether the provider's established workforce, governance arrangements, digital infrastructure, and system partnerships provide assurance of continued performance under the proposed contract.
The proposed contract does not introduce new delivery requirements, expanded cohorts, or increased demand beyond that already successfully managed by the provider.
4. Proportionality and Overall Assurance
In determining the appropriate procurement route, the ICB considered whether a competitive process would deliver additional benefit.
Given the continuity of need, the absence of material change, the provider's sustained and improving performance, and the risks associated with disruption to a key urgent care service, the ICB concluded that a competitive process would not be proportionate to the time, cost, and delivery risk involved.
Taken together, the supporting documents provide a coherent and auditable justification for the use of Direct Award Process C, demonstrating that:
* the regulatory conditions for Process C are met;
* the decision was taken lawfully, transparently, and proportionately;
* the existing provider sufficiently meets the PSR criteria; and
* continuity of a clinically effective, accessible, and system critical urgent care service is in the best interests of patients and the wider Wakefield system.
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