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title: "NHSE867 Waterloo House Surgery and Central Lakes (Ambleside and Hawkshead) Alternative Provider Medical Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037835"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037835.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)"
published: "2023-01-27"
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# NHSE867 Waterloo House Surgery and Central Lakes (Ambleside and Hawkshead) Alternative Provider Medical Services

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037835

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) recently completed a tender process on behalf of NHS England - North West and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board for Alternative Provider Medical Services at Waterloo House Surgery, Millom, Cumbria, and Central Lakes Medical Practice (Ambleside and Hawkshead). The procurement followed the Light Touch Regime to ensure fairness and transparency, with specific consideration given to social value. The tender was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system and included two lots for separate locations.

This tender presents a growth opportunity for businesses offering health and social work services. The contracting authority, comprising NHS bodies, sought to improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the region through this procurement. Businesses with expertise in delivering medical services, particularly those that align with the social values of the contracting authority, would be well-suited to compete for providing services at Waterloo House Surgery and Central Lakes Medical Practice.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) worked for, and on behalf of, NHS England - North West and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board who wished to commission Alternative Provider Medical Services to be delivered from Waterloo House Surgery, Millom, Cumbria and Central Lakes Medical Practice (Ambleside and Hawkshead). The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure were followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of providers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract was scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental wellbeing. This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend). As such no hard copy documents were issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, were conducted via the In-tend portal.

### Lot Information

Waterloo House Surgery

APMS to be delivered from Waterloo House Surgery, Millom, Cumbria.

Central Lakes Medical Practice

APMS to be delivered from Central Lakes Medical Practice

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002669-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,991,458 |
| Lots value | £29,991,458 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,243,228 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) |
| Additional buyers | NHS ENGLAND - NORTH WEST |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 4BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | South Ribble |
| Electoral ward | Farington West |
| Westminster constituency | South Ribble |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CUMBRIA HEALTH ON CALL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2023 at 16:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002669-2023
- 18 Nov 2022 at 09:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032711-2022
- 24 Oct 2022 at 09:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029874-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/contact-us/
- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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