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title: "Bridging Access Service for Islington"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d767"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-02-12"
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# Bridging Access Service for Islington

Buyer: NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d767

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## Summary

The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Bridging Access Service in Islington, focusing on medical practice and related services. This service aims to fill the gap not covered by core general practice services or the national Primary Care Network enhanced access coverage, ensuring general practice provision from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. The procurement stage is the award stage, with the service set to commence on 1st October 2025 and last until 30th September 2027. The contract value is £793,100 per annum, totalling £1,586,200 over its duration. The direct award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and was finalised on 27th January 2025.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for local medical service providers, particularly those capable of delivering high-quality and innovative healthcare services. The contract's focus on extended access to general practice services presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses experienced in managing healthcare provision and ensuring seamless patient care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector, such as the Islington GP Group Limited, which has been awarded the contract, are well-suited to compete, given their flexibility and capability to meet the stringent criteria set forth by the NHS Integrated Care Board.

## Notice

A Bridging Access Service (previously known as the Extended Access Service ) is required for Islington. This is a general practice service which contributes to ensuring general practice provision is in place from 8am to 8pm seven days a week by bridging the gap not met by either core general practice services or by the national Primary Care Network enhanced access coverage.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board intends to award to The Islington GP Group Limited, the exisitng provider, the contract for the Bridging Access Service for Islington. The service provider will be expected to maintain current contracted appointment delivery of 15,608 appointments per annum. The service will operate under an NHS Shorter-Form standard contract. This is an existing service. * The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is minimal change to the contract terms. The service will commence on 1st October 2025 for a duration of two years to the 30 September 2027. The contract value is PS793,100.00 per annum (lifetime value PS1,586,200).

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 11th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004747-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,586,200 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N1 1TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Laycock |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ISLINGTON GP GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2025 at 14:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004747-2025
- 30 Jan 2025 at 15:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003132-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/about/

## Provenance

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