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title: "Practice Plus Group_A"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b495"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-11-07"
---

# Practice Plus Group_A

Buyer: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b495

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## Summary

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB), in conjunction with NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, has awarded a contract titled "Practice Plus Group_A" for the provision of surgical hospital services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement, managed as Direct Award Process B and planned without prior publication of a call for competition, aims to deliver high-quality, cost-effective elective care services to NHS patients in various specialties including ENT, Oral Surgery, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gastroenterology, and diagnostic procedures. The contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026, with no option for extension. The services will be provided at NHS regions in the South West (UKK1), supporting local waiting time targets and offering patient choice.

This awarded contract presents significant business growth opportunities for entities that specialise in healthcare services, particularly those equipped to offer comprehensive elective surgical and outpatient care across a range of medical specialties. The contract emphasises patient choice and high-quality care, thus businesses with a strong track record in these areas are well-suited to succeed. Moreover, the nature of the contract offers businesses the ability to reinforce their presence in the healthcare market, while contributing to reducing waiting times for NHS patients. Large healthcare providers, especially those capable of managing multiple disciplines and diagnostics under stringent quality standards, will find this tender particularly advantageous.

## Notice

The aim of this service specification is to indicate the requirements for sustainable, evidence based, high quality, value for money provision of elective care to NHS Patients. This will support local waiting time targets and activity plans and provide patient choice and activity. The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13) * ENT * Oral Surgery (Complexity level 2) * General Surgery * Gynaecology * Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions) * Ophthalmology including potential for community Age-related Macular Degeneration/Glaucoma * Urology * Gastroenterology including upper and lower GI endoscopy * Diagnostics procedures forming part of an agreed pathway * Direct access to the below diagnostics procedures: o X-ray o MRI o Ultrasound

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this service specification is to indicate the requirements for sustainable, evidence based, high quality, value for money provision of elective care to NHS Patients. This will support local waiting time targets and activity plans and provide patient choice and activity. The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13) * ENT * Oral Surgery (Complexity level 2) * General Surgery * Gynaecology * Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions) * Ophthalmology including potential for community Age-related Macular Degeneration/Glaucoma * Urology * Gastroenterology including upper and lower GI endoscopy * Diagnostics procedures forming part of an agreed pathway * Direct access to the below diagnostics procedures: o X-ray o MRI o Ultrasound The services will include, where appropriate; * Pre-treatment e.g. referral processes; triage/clinical assessment; diagnostics; consultation; pre-treatment assessment and / or work up. * Treatment e.g. outpatient/ambulatory/inpatient treatment; joint assessments. * Discharge e.g. expected physical, self-care, psychological capabilities prior to discharge. This is a service specification for routine elective, multi-disciplinary inpatient, day case, outpatient procedures, outpatient services and diagnostics from independent sector providers. The providers must be able to offer the full patient pathway at specialty level for acute elective surgery from the first outpatient to completion of treatment with the exception of occupational therapy / physiotherapy, (as contained in 3.5.3 below). The award has been made following Direct Award Process B. The procurement has been conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements. This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value. The contract has been awarded for the period 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2026 with no provision for extension included South Central and West Commissioning Support, have submitted this notice on behalf of the ICBs.

### Procurement Information

The procurement has been conducted in line with Right to Choose requirements. Re-award under patient choice requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036048-2024 |
| 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 | 7 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRACTICE PLUS GROUP HOSPITALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2024 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036048-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://bnssg.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.nhsglos.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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