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title: "GP Services for Enhanced Primary Care Services (EhPC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f744"
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buyer: "University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# GP Services for Enhanced Primary Care Services (EhPC)

Buyer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f744

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## Summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is procuring GP support for Enhanced Primary Care Services (EhPC), a health service intended to strengthen enhanced primary care provision. The buying organisation is based at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. The requirement is for an existing provider to deliver GP services supporting the Trust’s Enhanced Primary Care Services. The selected supplier, North Staffordshire GP Federation Limited, is an SME based in Stoke-on-Trent. The service falls within the health services category. The procurement is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023. The requirement was arranged as a single lot, covering the full GP support service.

The procurement has reached the intention-to-award stage under Provider Selection Regime direct award Process C. The Trust’s Finance and Performance Committee approved the proposed award on 3 September 2026, and North Staffordshire GP Federation Limited was selected. The published contract record shows an active contract valued at £803,497.50, signed on 3 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend by two months. The notice set a representation deadline of 22 September 2026, with the standstill period beginning the following day. The decision considered whether there had been considerable change and whether the existing provider was performing satisfactorily. Evaluation criteria were quality and innovation (45%), value (25%), integration, collaboration and service sustainability (10%), access and health inequalities (10%), and social value (10%).

This opportunity indicates demand from the Trust for established GP organisations able to provide enhanced primary care support at NHS service scale. A credible competitor would need a functioning GP delivery model, appropriately qualified clinical staff, and the capacity to maintain reliable services across the contract period. Evidence of satisfactory performance against an existing contract is particularly important, because the selection rationale relied on the incumbent’s performance and expected ability to deliver the proposed service. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate quality and innovation, value for money, integration with other care providers, collaborative working, service sustainability, improved access, reduced health inequalities and patient choice. Social value commitments form part of the assessment, so bidders would need to show how their primary care model produces wider community benefit.

## Notice

Provision of Enhanced Primary Care Services GP Support

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is for the provision of Enhanced Primary Care Services GP Support.

The Trust is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the Direct Award Process C. 

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS803,497.50.

The contract duration is expected to be from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 - There is a 2-month extension option permitted within the contract.

Options: This contract includes a 2-month option to extend.

### Procurement Information

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/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 22 September 2026. 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/086065-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £803,497 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust |
| Locality | STOKE ON TRENT |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 6QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Penkhull & Springfields |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | North Staffordshire GP Federation |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 16:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086065-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.nsgpfed.org.uk
- https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

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