---
title: "Primary Care Medical Cover"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051656"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-12-02"
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# Primary Care Medical Cover

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051656

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## Summary

The procurement process involves NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board seeking to provide Primary Care Medical cover services at Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre, located in Preston, United Kingdom. This contract falls under the health services category. The contract has been awarded with a start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026, valued at approximately £112,994. The procurement stage is at Award, following a direct award process without a prior call for competition as per the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The contract award notice was confirmed on 30th May 2025.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses experienced in healthcare service provision, particularly those capable of delivering primary care medical support in rehabilitation facilities. The contracting authority used a direct award process, suggesting that familiarity with the existing provider model and the ability to meet specific service criteria is advantageous. Businesses specialising in health services, with a track record of ensuring service sustainability, quality, and social value, may find it particularly suitable to engage with this procurement process. The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, as the contracting authority, is a public body focused on healthcare delivery, thus providing a stable and reliable partnership for businesses operating in the health sector.

## Notice

The provision of Primary Care Medical cover into an Intermediate Care Facility (Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of Primary Care Medical cover into an Intermediate Care Facility (Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre). Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS112,994 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

### 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 29th May 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/078900-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 May 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 | £112,994 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FCMS (NW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 12:46 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078900-2025
- 16 May 2025 at 16:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022396-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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