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title: "Provision of General Medical Services (GMS) or Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract at Cross Hands & Tumble Surgery"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04271e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD"
published: "2024-02-26"
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# Provision of General Medical Services (GMS) or Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract at Cross Hands & Tumble Surgery

Buyer: HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04271e

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## Summary

The Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking for partners to provide general medical services in Cross Hands & Tumble. The procurement process is complete, and the awarded contract is currently active. The contract falls under the health and social work services category. The procurement stage was a tender, and the value of the awarded contract is £12,752,460.

This procurement opportunity can be beneficial for businesses in the medical services sector. Companies interested in providing general practitioner services or medical practice and related services should consider bidding. The contract duration is 3600 days, and the tender submission method is electronic. The tender deadline was on 22nd January 2024, and the bid opening took place on the same day. The buying organisation, Hywel Dda University Health Board, is the contracting authority for this procurement process.

## Notice

HDUHB is seeking bids from forward thinking and innovative partnerships wishing to provide general medical services in both Cross Hands and Tumble (in line with the current service provision) either under the auspices of a General Medical Services (GMS) or Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is one of seven health boards in Wales and is responsible for improving the health and wellbeing of around 385,600 people living in HDUHB and for enabling the provision of high quality, effective healthcare services. With the very rural nature of HDUHB, the majority of local services are provided locally, through General Practitioners (GP's) and other primary care contracted services, community hospitals and community services. HDUHB is seeking bids from forward thinking and innovative partnerships wishing to provide general medical services in both Cross Hands and Tumble (in line with the current service provision) either under the auspices of a General Medical Services (GMS) or Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contract. Cross Hands and Tumble Medical Partnership has a list size of approximately 7,600 which falls just below the Welsh national average of 8,300 patients and serves a semi-rural and rural population in the predominantly agricultural county of Carmarthenshire in the Amman Gwendraeth Cluster, and is located approximately 10 miles from each of its three nearest towns: Carmarthen, Ammanford and Llanelli, benefiting from good public transport links. The Practice main site is at Tumble Surgery which is owned by the current partnership and the branch site is in a Health Board owned Health Centre in Cross Hands.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006046-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,752,460 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD |
| Locality | JOBSWELL ROAD |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 3BB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town West |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMMAN TAWE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2024 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006046-2024
- 20 Dec 2023 at 08:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037385-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.htm
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

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