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title: "Emerging Communities Locally Commissioned Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050828"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-04-28"
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# Emerging Communities Locally Commissioned Service

Buyer: NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050828

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## Summary

The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is responsible for a procurement process titled "Emerging Communities Locally Commissioned Service," focusing on general-practitioner services within the services sector. This procurement process is intended to support asylum seekers, refugees, and similar groups in accessing the UK healthcare system. It encompasses a contract valued at £36,240, covering the period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one-year extension. This tender falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and follows a limited procurement method, avoiding publication of a call for competition. Representations by providers must be submitted by midnight on 12th May 2025, as the process has reached the award stage.

This tender presents business growth opportunities particularly for enterprises in the healthcare services sector aiming to provide quality care and innovative solutions. Organisations skilled in integration and collaboration that can enhance service sustainability, improve access, reduce health inequalities, and offer social value are well-suited to compete. The contract was awarded to Bolton General Practice, exemplifying a commitment to delivering essential services to underserved communities. Businesses capable of delivering on similar expectations in quality, value, and social impact could potentially benefit from engaging with NHS procurement opportunities.

## Notice

The purpose of this locally commissioned service is to provide quality care to asylum seekers, refugees and other similar groups so as to allow them to gain optimum advantage from the UK healthcare system, to enable them to become or remain healthy and independent. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026. The total value of this contract will be PS36,240, this is for PS18,120 with a 12-month optional extension taking the contract to 31st March 2026. The value of the optional extension will be PS18,120 if enacted.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this locally commissioned service is to provide quality care to asylum seekers, refugees and other similar groups so as to allow them to gain optimum advantage from the UK healthcare system, to enable them to become or remain healthy and independent. This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026. The total value of this contract will be PS36,240, this is for PS18,120 with a 12-month optional extension taking the contract to 31st March 2026. The value of the optional extension will be PS18,120 if enacted. 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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations 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 midnight on 12th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 20%, Value 20%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 25%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 25% and Social Value - 10%. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest were declared.

Options: There will be a 12-month optional extension which will be for PS18,120 and the extension will take the contract to 31st March 2026 if enacted.

### 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 Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017231-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2025 |
| 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 | £36,240 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2025 at 09:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017231-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/

## Provenance

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