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title: "Winter ARI Hubs in Northamptonshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066f70"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2026-03-19"
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# Winter ARI Hubs in Northamptonshire

Buyer: NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066f70

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## Summary

The procurement process overseen by NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board focuses on health services under the title "Winter ARI Hubs in Northamptonshire". As part of the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), the contract has been awarded to address primary care needs, specifically targeting acute respiratory infections during the winter months. The procurement stage is award, and the contract commenced on 24th October 2025 to allow for mobilisation. Services began on 1st December 2025 and ended on 1st March 2026, providing additional capacity of 170 appointments per day. This initiative falls outside the scope of the Procurement Act 2023 due to its urgency and specific regulations that necessitate the award without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £600,000, distributes funds across GP practices in Northamptonshire, focusing on the geographical area identified as UKF2.

The awarded contract presents significant opportunities for business growth, especially for healthcare providers with existing infrastructure capable of expanding their services under tight deadlines. Businesses with expertise in primary healthcare services, particularly SMEs like 3Sixty Care Partnership, which has been named as the supplier, are well-positioned to benefit from this contract. By incorporating additional appointment capacity, businesses can improve their service offerings, harnessing collaborative primary care programmes that meet urgent healthcare demands. The procurement method strongly suits organisations that can act promptly and integrate their services seamlessly with established GP practices, ensuring accessibility and continuity of care during high-pressure periods.

## Notice

The service provides additional primary care capacity of 170 appointments per day average from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision to ensure demonstrable additionally in provision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Additional primary care capacity of an average of 170 appointments per day from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within a reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision . This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance (i.e. that this is an urgent award). The lifetime value of the contract is PS600,000. Contract commencement was 24th October 2025 to allow time for mobilisation. The service commenced on the 1st December 2025 until the 1st March 2026. Northamptonshire collective at scale providers for primary care services are able to work collaboratively through contract awarded to 3Sixty Care to ensure delivery to specification and timescales can be achieved. This would not be possible through existing individual primary care providers.

### 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 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/025380-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Oct 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 | £600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN15 6EY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Wicksteed |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 3SIXTY CARE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2026 at 15:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025380-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb/

## Provenance

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