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title: "Church Lane Surgery"
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# Church Lane Surgery

Buyer: Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c1f

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## Summary

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is procuring a General Medical Services contract for Church Lane Surgery in New Romney, Kent. The service covers essential primary medical care for the practice’s registered population, delivered from the existing surgery premises. It includes the clinical and day-to-day operational functions needed to provide safe, effective and accessible care: staffing, governance, digital and information-management arrangements, and patient administration. Continuity of care is central to the requirement, with the provider expected to take responsibility for the service without disruption. The work is general-practitioner and primary care service delivery, rather than a supply of goods or a construction project.

The process has reached the intention-to-award stage under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; the notice states the contract has not yet been formally awarded. Invicta Health Community Interest Company was identified as the most suitable provider following assessment. The process was non-competitive, using the Most Suitable Provider route rather than a competitive tender. Quality and the published key criteria accounted for all the stated assessment weighting, with price assigned no weighting. The estimated recurrent baseline is approximately £1,006,315 a year; the stated estimated total is £5,031,575, calculated on an assumed five-year basis for transparency, not as a fixed term, guaranteed income or contract value. The service is intended to commence on 1 December 2026. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026, and providers could make representations by midnight on 2 November 2026.

For a provider seeking comparable primary care work, this award indicates that the ICB prioritised reliable continuity of essential services for an established patient population, rather than price. A credible provider would need to demonstrate eligibility to hold a General Medical Services contract and readiness to take over delivery from the existing premises. The assessment favoured evidence of safe clinical practice and effective governance, an adequate and resilient workforce, and operational and mobilisation arrangements ready from commencement. Digital systems, information governance and patient administration also need to support uninterrupted care. The selected provider was assessed positively on financial sustainability, integration and collaboration with local services, patient access, reducing health inequalities, choice and social value, alongside quality and innovation. These capabilities are relevant to competing for this buyer’s requirement when it next comes to market.

## Notice

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has completed a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the delivery of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract for Church Lane Surgery, Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER. Following completion of the process, the Commissioner intends to award the contract to the identified most suitable provider for the provision of essential primary medical services, with service commencement from 1 December 2026. The estimated annual recurrent baseline value of the service is approximately PS1,006,315 per annum. This figure is provided for transparency purposes only and does not represent a fixed annual contract value or guaranteed level of income. Actual payments will be determined in accordance with the General Medical Services contract, applicable national payment arrangements and the registered and weighted patient list. The estimated total value of PS5,031,575 has been calculated using the current estimated annual recurrent baseline value multiplied by an assumed five-year period for transparency purposes. The proposed GMS contract does not have a fixed contract term and the value stated does not represent a guaranteed contract value or contract duration. The Most Suitable Provider Process has been undertaken by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has undertaken the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to identify the most suitable provider for the delivery of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract for the registered patient population of Church Lane Surgery, Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER. The requirement is for the uninterrupted provision of essential primary medical services and all associated clinical, operational, governance, workforce, digital, information governance and patient administration functions necessary to maintain safe, effective and accessible care for the registered population. Services are required to be delivered from the existing Church Lane Surgery premises at Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER, with service commencement from 1 December 2026. The provider is required to be legally eligible to hold and enter into a General Medical Services (GMS) contract in accordance with the applicable primary medical services legislative and contractual framework and to have the necessary governance, organisational and operational arrangements in place to deliver NHS primary medical services from the service commencement date. The ICB selected the Most Suitable Provider Process on the basis that it considered it was able to identify the most suitable provider without undertaking a competitive process. In determining the most suitable provider, the ICB considered the published key criteria and the requirements of the service, including the need to maintain continuity of primary medical services, operational and mobilisation readiness, workforce resilience, clinical governance, premises readiness and the ability to assume responsibility for service delivery within the required timescale. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

### 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 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 decision makers by midnight 02 November 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/099134-2026 |
| 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 | 20 Oct 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 | £5,031,575 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Invicta Health CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 15:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099134-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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