---
title: "Forest Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f92e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-09-01"
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# Forest Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f92e

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## Summary

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) has completed a procurement process for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to Swan Surgery in West Suffolk. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract extension, worth £660,172, will run from 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services industry, particularly those providing medical practice and related services. Companies interested in contracting with public healthcare bodies like the NHS SNEE ICB should monitor public procurement sites for future opportunities. Given the nature of the procurement process and the planned contract extension period, businesses with experience in primary medical services delivery may be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board's (SNEE ICB) intention to award a 6-month contract extension from 01/04/2024 to 30/09/2024 for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board's (SNEE ICB) intention to award a 6-month contract extension from 01/04/2024 to 30/09/2024 for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to Swan Surgery. The contract value of the 6 month period is PS660,172. In order to run a robust procurement process, and to ensure continuity of service, the existing contract with the incumbent provider will be extended. Prospective bidders are encouraged to keep watch on the usual public procurement sites for future notices in respect to the future procurement, which the commissioners are expecting to be able to publish in the near future.

### Procurement Information

Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) is a contracting route to enable the commissioning of primary medical services. The current contract with Swan Surgery expires on 31st March 2024, and to be able to run a robust procurement process with sufficient time for mobilisation, and to ensure continuity of patient care, the current contract is to be extended by 6 months until 30th September 2024. Swan Surgery (the incumbent provider) is a PMS Practice. Prospective bidders are encouraged to keep watch on the usual public procurement sites for future notices in respect to the future procurement, which the commissioners are expecting to be able to publish in the near future.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025872-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £660,172 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | COLCHESTER |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO4 9QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Colchester |
| Electoral ward | Highwoods |
| Westminster constituency | Colchester |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SWAN SURGERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2023 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025872-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.swansurgery.org.uk

## Provenance

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