---
title: "Forest Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0402a8"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0402a8.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-09-21"
---

# Forest Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0402a8

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## Summary

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for Forest Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to Swan Surgery. The contract value is £660,172.00, and the contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024. This contract was awarded through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement process aimed to ensure continuity of patient care as the current contract with Swan Surgery expires on 31st March 2024.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses offering Health services to engage with the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board for the provision of APMS. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the medical practice and related services industry, particularly those located in West Suffolk, could consider competing for similar future contracts expected to be published. Prospective bidders are advised to monitor public procurement sites for upcoming opportunities that align with their capabilities and offerings.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice (CAN) being published by the Contracting Authority, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), to communicate a above threshold contract is compliantly awarded to the APMS provider for the Forest Surgery. This contract is for APMS Surgery between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024. The aggregate contract value is PS660,172.00. A Voluntary ex ante transparency notice pertaining to this contract was published via Find A Tender service on 01st September 2023. Notice reference: 2023/S 000-025872

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Contract Award Notice (CAN) being published by the Contracting Authority, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), to communicate a above threshold contract is compliantly awarded to the APMS provider for the Forest Surgery. This contract is for APMS Surgery between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024. The aggregate contract value is PS660,172. A Voluntary ex ante transparency notice pertaining to this contract was published via Find A Tender service on 01st September 2023. Notice reference: 2023/S 000-025872

### Procurement Information

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/027919-2023 |
| 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 | 21 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 | Cancelled |
| 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

- 21 Sep 2023 at 13:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027919-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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