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title: "Banbury Urgent Treatment Centre"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077da1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Banbury Urgent Treatment Centre

Buyer: NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077da1

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## Summary

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board commissioned an urgent treatment centre in Banbury, providing urgent care and walk-in medical treatment. The service is based at the Fiennes Centre on the Horton General Hospital site. It is a healthcare services contract, rather than a purchase of goods or construction works, and is intended to provide local access to urgent treatment. The centre’s location and clinical service define the core requirement: operating an urgent treatment service for people attending the Banbury hospital site. The procurement was managed on the Commissioner’s behalf by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit. This is a continuing healthcare service requirement for the ICB, delivered at a specific hospital location.

The recorded outcome is an active award to Principal Medical Ltd, with an active contract signed on 21 September 2026. The contract is due to start on 1 November 2026, with an initial 17-month term and an option for a further 12 months. The stated expected value is £1,770,833 for the initial term and £1,250,000 for the extension; the full expected lifetime value is £3,020,833. The ICB used PSR Direct Award C, awarding without a prior competition. Evaluation weighted quality at 80% and price at 20%; the quality test was whether the existing provider was meeting its contract and was likely to meet the proposed contract. The PSR text calls this an intention to award and gives 13 October 2026 as the deadline for representations, which conflicts with the recorded signed contract.

For suppliers considering a comparable future requirement from NHS Thames Valley ICB, this award shows that continuity and evidenced delivery against the existing service specification can carry substantial weight. A credible provider would need to demonstrate safe urgent and walk-in care delivery at a hospital site, compliance with safeguarding and NHS service standards, and reliable quality and schedule reporting. The assessment also examined correct local pricing, invoicing and information governance, alongside compliance with service conditions, liability and indemnity, and subcontracting requirements. Suppliers should be able to evidence operational capacity in the required area and a record of meeting contractual requirements; the Commissioner cited Principal Medical Ltd’s satisfactory performance under the existing arrangement. Price mattered, but quality was the dominant weighted criterion.

## Notice

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning an Urgent Treatment Centre in Banbury. Located on Banbury's Horton General Hospital site within the Fiennes Centre providing Urgent Care and Walk-in urgent medical treatment. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning an Urgent Treatment Centre in Banbury. Located on Banbury's Horton General Hospital site within the Fiennes Centre providing Urgent Care and Walk-in urgent medical treatment. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the initial 17-month contract term is PS1,770,833 The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is PS1,250,000. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value is PS3,020,833. The contract period will commence on 01 November 2026 This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Principal Medical Limited have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: they provided all of the required documentation, information and policies for the existing contract. They have followed the contractual service specification, not deviated from Thames Valley ICB Safeguarding requirements, charged the correct local prices as per the contract, issued invoices correctly in accordance with the Thames Valley ICB process, complied with Quality reporting requirements, and followed Schedule 6A reporting requirements. They have complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable NHS Standard Contract (Long Form) Service Conditions, including Service Conditions in relation to the following: service standards, co-operation, information requirements, safeguarding, payment terms and quality requirements. They have also complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable shorter Form General Conditions, including those relating to liability & indemnity, assignment & sub-contracting, and Information Governance. The proposed contracting arrangements are substantially consistent with the existing arrangements, which the provider has delivered to a satisfactory standard. Accordingly, the Commissioner is satisfied that the provider is likely to continue delivering the services to the required standard under the proposed contract.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12-months

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award C. 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 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 the relevant authority by midnight 13 October 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/092390-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 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 | £3,020,833 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX4 2PG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Blackbird Leys |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Principal Medical Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 14:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092390-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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