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title: "Contract Award for Putnoe Walk-in Centre and Putnoe Medical Centre in Bedford"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040b6c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-10-12"
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# Contract Award for Putnoe Walk-in Centre and Putnoe Medical Centre in Bedford

Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040b6c

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## Summary

The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the extension of services at Putnoe Walk-in Centre and Putnoe Medical Centre in Bedford. The contract, valued at approximately £7 million, is set to run for 2 years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026. The contracting authority intends to direct award the contract without a tender opportunity, citing reasons related to the need for service stability and alignment with the BLMK strategy for urgent primary care services.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses offering medical practice and related services to engage with the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. As the contracting authority plans to extend the contracts in question without a competitive tender process, businesses looking to collaborate on healthcare service provision in the Bedford area may find this opportunity particularly attractive. The procurement method chosen for this contract is an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, indicating a strategic decision by the buyer to align service provision with broader regional healthcare strategies.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice to notify of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board's (BLMK ICB) intention to extend the Contracts for both Putnoe Walk-in Centre and Putnoe Medical Centre in Bedford, for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. This is to align with timelines set out in the BLMK strategy for commissioning same day and urgent primary care services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The two contracts due to be extended are individual contracts but carry interdependencies for the current provider. The estimated contract value for Putnoe Walk-in Centre is PS1.5m per year and the annual baseline contract value for 2023-24 for Putnoe Medical Centre is PS2,000,672. Therefore, the total combined contract value for both contracts is circa PS7,000,000 for the two year extension.

Please note that this is not a Tender opportunity, and that the contracting authority intends to direct award the contract. Additional information: The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations").

As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, or those applicable to Schedule 3 Service

### Procurement Information

The current APMS contract for Putnoe Medical Centre is due to expire on 31 March 2024. BLMK ICB is reviewing all provision for access to same day services across the whole ICB footprint as detailed in the BLMK Joint Forward Plan 2023-28. This is a part of the wider system flow transformation and capacity planning. This will enable a more flexible and sustainable use of workforce and is intended to reduce any health inequalities across the BLMK area. Therefore, in order to align this contract with BLMK ICB's strategy and wider same-day access strategy for urgent care, BLMK ICB considers that re-procuring the contract for GP services at an earlier date is likely to pose a risk to the stability of services at the Putnoe Walk-in Centre.

Therefore, BLMK ICB wish to extend the individually held contracts for both Putnoe Walk-in Centre and Putnoe Medical Centre in Bedford for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030118-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Oct 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 | £7,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2LJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PUTNOE AND LINDEN GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2023 at 13:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030118-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

## Provenance

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