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title: "Telephone cover for Protected Learning Time - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e210"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB"
published: "2025-02-14"
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# Telephone cover for Protected Learning Time - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Buyer: NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e210

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## Summary

The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) has issued an intention to award notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of 2023 for a contract titled "Telephone cover for Protected Learning Time - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland". The procurement process falls outside the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and aims to provide primary care medical services during Protected Learning Time (PLT) for GP practices. The award is planned for two providers, Willows Group Ltd and DHU Health Care CIC, with the contract period beginning on 1st April 2025 and potentially extending to 31st March 2027. Key deadlines include the standstill period until 26th February 2025 where representations can be made.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those offering innovative and economically sustainable solutions in primary care. SMEs like Willows Group Ltd and DHU Health Care CIC are ideally suited for such initiatives, promoting local employment and reducing environmental impact through remote service delivery. The contract emphasises quality, innovation, value, social value, and access, making it a strategic opportunity for providers who can deliver high standards of care and operational efficiency. The total estimated contract value is approximately £199,046 over two years, fostering stable growth and service continuity in the local healthcare sector.

## Notice

Service commissioned by LLR ICB to provide primary care medical services cover for GP practices during periods of Primary Care Protected Learning Time (PLT), including provision of clinical advice from a duty doctor or other suitable clinician via telephone; a face-to-face consultation or home visit if clinically required; referral to other urgent services where indicated.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Service commissioned by LLR ICB to provide primary care medical services cover for GP practices during periods of Primary Care Protected Learning Time (PLT), including provision of clinical advice from a duty doctor or other suitable clinician via telephone; a face-to-face consultation or home visit if clinically required; referral to other urgent services where indicated. The ICB is intending to award two contracts to the existing providers following direct award process C, where the existing providers are satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contracts, and the contracts are not changing considerably, and the test for considerable change is not met. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS99,523.10 per financial year for both providers, for a total of PS199,046 for two years. The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026, with the option to extend by another 12 months until the 31/03/2027.

### 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 the relevant authority by the 26th 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/005208-2025 |
| 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 | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 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 | £199,046 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8TB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | DHU HEALTH CARE; WILLOWS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2025 at 15:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005208-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/

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