---
title: "Lewisham Care Homes GP Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2024-05-24"
---

# Lewisham Care Homes GP Contract

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4.json)

## Summary

The NHS London Commercial Hub, on behalf of NHS England, has initiated a tender process for the Lewisham Care Homes GP Contract under an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) model. This procurement aims to deliver core GP services and related medical support to residents of care homes and housing facilities in Lewisham Borough. The contract has an initial term of 5 years with optional extensions, leading to a maximum duration of 15 years. The indicative annual contract value is £559,240, amounting to a total maximum value of £8,388,600 over 15 years.

This tender opportunity seeks healthcare providers capable of offering GP-led services to enhance primary medical care in a patient-centric manner. The desired services include general medical services, multi-disciplinary case management, and support for specific patient cohorts. The procurement method is an open procedure managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub. Eligible businesses with expertise in healthcare services and a focus on patient welfare are encouraged to participate in this competitive opportunity to support the healthcare needs of Lewisham residents.

## Notice

This award notice concerns the procurement of General Practice (GP) Services and additional services via an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract for Lewisham Care Homes. The Healthcare provider needs to deliver directly to nursing home residents, residential care home residents and extra care housing tenants across the Lewisham Borough. Background of the service: There are currently 15 Older Peoples Care Homes within the London Borough of Lewisham with 599 beds. There are also 5 Extra Care Housing facilities that have 161 Beds. These Homes have been supported by Primary Care through the following means: * Core GP services through registration at local GP Practices * An Enhanced Primary Care Support to Care Homes contract, currently held by the Lewisham GP Federation * The 2020/2021 PCN Network DES additionally introduced new support for Care Homes from PCNs Some of the service requirements published in the PCN Network DES duplicated the requirements in the local contract. As a result, a revised specification has been developed to remove this duplication and update the service model to reflect the new Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework, working through a single contract and provider. This new APMS primary care contract will provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification of medical support for nursing home residents, residential care home residents and extra care housing tenants. In addition, the contract is expected to provide an advice and support service that will include residents and staff of mental health and learning disability residential homes within the borough - this will be scoped and co-developed by the provider working in collaboration with key local stakeholders and service users. Contract Length and value: The contract will have an initial term of 5 years (60 months), followed by an optional extension of 5 years (60 months) plus 5 years (60 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years (180 months). The indicative annual contract value for this service is PS559,240 per annum. Over the 15 years, if contract is extended to its full duration, the total indicative maximum contract value will be PS8,388,600. The indicated contract value shown is dependent on the number of patient registrations and the maximum bed capacity/occupancy. The values shown are based on maximum patient registration and maximum bed occupancy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This award notice concerns the procurement of General Practice (GP) Services and additional services via an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract for Lewisham Care Homes. The Healthcare provider needs to deliver directly to nursing home residents, residential care home residents and extra care housing tenants across the Lewisham Borough. Background of the service: There are currently 15 Older Peoples Care Homes within the London Borough of Lewisham with 599 beds. There are also 5 Extra Care Housing facilities that have 161 Beds. These Homes have been supported by Primary Care through the following means: * Core GP services through registration at local GP Practices * An Enhanced Primary Care Support to Care Homes contract, currently held by the Lewisham GP Federation * The 2020/2021 PCN Network DES additionally introduced new support for Care Homes from PCNs Some of the service requirements published in the PCN Network DES duplicated the requirements in the local contract. As a result, a revised specification has been developed to remove this duplication and update the service model to reflect the new Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework, working through a single contract and provider. This new APMS primary care contract will provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification of medical support for nursing home residents, residential care home residents and extra care housing tenants. In addition, the contract is expected to provide an advice and support service that will include residents and staff of mental health and learning disability residential homes within the borough - this will be scoped and co-developed by the provider working in collaboration with key local stakeholders and service users. Contract Length and value: The contract will have an initial term of 5 years (60 months), followed by an optional extension of 5 years (60 months) plus 5 years (60 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years (180 months). The indicative annual contract value for this service is PS559,240 per annum. Over the 15 years, if contract is extended to its full duration, the total indicative maximum contract value will be PS8,388,600. The indicated contract value shown is dependent on the number of patient registrations and the maximum bed capacity/occupancy. The values shown are based on maximum patient registration and maximum bed occupancy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016478-2024 |
| 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 | 24 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,388,600 |
| Lots value | £8,388,600 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,388,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ONE HEALTH LEWISHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 24 May 2024 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016478-2024
- 26 Jun 2023 at 15:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018161-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33f88d43-2210-ee11-8123-005056b64545
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dca4.json.