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Primary Care 24 delivers of a safe, accessible and equitable out of hours (6.30pm - 8am) GP service, including the receipt of calls from NHS 111, GP telephone consultation and where appropriate provides a medical/clinical face-to-face consultation either in the patients' place of residence or a primary care setting. This service provides a service to patients with urgent medical needs that cannot wait until their GP practice reopens. This service is delivered within 6 of the 9 ICB \"Places\" within Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Halton, Warrington, St Helens (a select number of practices)", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a 5+2 year contract via Direct Award A to the incumbent provider for GP out of hours services across Cheshire and Merseyside, The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2031 with a view to extend for a further two years until 2033. C&M ICB's decision to extend will be made in accordance with national guidance and in line with local governance arrangements. The annual indicative value for 2026-27 is PS13,810.371.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "No realistic alternative provider", "type": "quality", "description": "99" }, { "type": "price", "description": "1" } ] }, "hasOptions": false, "status": "cancelled" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85100000", "description": "Health services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKD6" }, { "region": "UKD7" } ], "deliveryLocation": { "description": "Primary Care 24 Head Office is based in Liverpool. 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