---
title: "The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-08-29"
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# The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service

Buyer: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3

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## Summary

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is engaged in a procurement process titled "The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service," focusing on the health care sector, specifically medical practice services. This contract, which is classified under services, is located in Whitehawk, Brighton. The procurement stage has reached the award phase as of 29th August 2025 with the status marked as complete. The procurement occurred under the urgent provisions of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. To ensure continuity of service, a 12-month contract, valued at £1,463,466, was awarded to Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC, effective from 1st September 2025. This decision, supported by the NHS Sussex ICB Executive Committee, bypassed the usual competitive tendering due to urgent circumstances provided under the regime.

This procurement provides valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, especially those capable of delivering efficient and high-quality primary GP services under tight schedules. Companies with expertise in managing medical practices or providing healthcare solutions swiftly in response to urgent needs are well-positioned to view this case as a model for other opportunities. The contract extends an existing service, allowing businesses with experience working within NHS frameworks or with a focus on continuity of care to leverage their capabilities for further growth within public sector contracts in health services.

## Notice

This contract is for the provision of APMS primary care GP service to the population of Whitehawk, Brighton.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award to ensure continuity of service to patients following NHSE panel review while challenges are processed and next steps agreed and enacted. The additional 12-month contract value will be PS1,463,466.00 and will commence with effect from 1 Sept 2025.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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/052601-2025 |
| 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 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 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 | £8,126,127 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WELLSBOURNE HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121000 - Medical practice services

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2025 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052601-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/
- https://www.wellsbournehealthcare.org.uk/

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