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title: "Invitation to Submit a Business Case for the Provision of General Medical Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000795507"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS TAYSIDE"
published: "2025-06-30"
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# Invitation to Submit a Business Case for the Provision of General Medical Services

Buyer: NHS TAYSIDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000795507

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## Summary

NHS Tayside, a central purchasing body based in Dundee, conducted an open procurement process, titled "Invitation to Submit a Business Case for the Provision of General Medical Services." The process, focused on providing general medical services for approximately 3,616 patients previously registered with Carse Medical Practice in Errol, Perth, falls under the health industry category. Key dates include the tender period ending on 12th May 2025, with the contract being awarded to Denny Cross Medical Centre on 30th June 2025. This award concludes the procurement stage, with the contract currently active.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses within the health services sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) able to provide high-quality, patient-centred clinical services. The open procedure allows qualified businesses to compete on their capacity and ability to meet NHS Tayside's requirements, as outlined in the General Medical Services Contract. Firms with expertise in delivering primary care services and those with existing infrastructure capable of expanding into the Perth region would be well-suited to engage in similar future tenders.

## Notice

NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services Contract for approximately 3616 patients in Errol, Perth. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case document is available in the additional documents section of this notice

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Tayside Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Tayside) ("NHS Tayside")is inviting interested parties who have the capacity and capability to provide general medical services to patients in Errol, Perth that meet the requirements set out in the attached additional document to submit a proposed business case. Business cases for the service provision in whole or in part will be considered. This requirement has arisen to provide general medical services for patients who are currently registered with Carse Medical Practice, Errol, Perth to a list of approximately 3616 patients, as at March 2025. NHS Tayside wishes to select a new service provider with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients by delivering high quality, person centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS Tayside's requirements set out in Appendix 1 ("Requirement") as an independent contractor in accordance with Section 17J of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. The services will build on existing best practice, and focus on a community and health and social care approach. The clinical services will be delivered in an environment that provides patient care of a standard consistent with that of similar services provided elsewhere within NHS Tayside. It will be important that Applicants involved in the planning and/or delivery of existing schemes and services can demonstrate that they have sufficient capacity so as not to prejudice delivery of primary medical services under any other contract an Applicant may have with NHS Tayside or pre-existing schemes or the ability of NHS Tayside itself to deliver services. The successful Applicant will be required to enter into a contract with NHS Tayside on the terms of the General Medical Services Contract("GMS Contract") the form of which is prescribed by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 as amended, or replaced from time to time. Performance by the successful Applicant under the terms of the GMS Contract will be subject to these Regulations available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made II.2.5)

Renewal: Dependant on service requirements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533558 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS TAYSIDE |
| Locality | DUNDEE |
| Post town | Dundee |
| Postcode | DD1 9SY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Dundee City |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Dundee Central |
| Delivery location | TLM7 Eastern Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DENNY CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121000 - Medical practice services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533558
- 7 Apr 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527678

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR527678&idx=2
  10th April 2025 - Invitation to Submit Business Case document Version 2 updated 10th April 2025
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR527678&idx=1
  7th April 2025 - Invitation to Submit a Business Case for General Medical Services - Full Description and Requirement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527678
  Invitation to Submit a Business Case for the Provision of General Medical Services - NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services Contract for approximately 3616 patients in Errol, Perth. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case document is available in the additional documents section of this notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533558
  Invitation to Submit a Business Case for the Provision of General Medical Services - NHS Tayside is inviting interested parties to submit a business case for the provision of general medical services under a General Medical Services Contract for approximately 3616 patients in Errol, Perth. The full Invitation to Submit a Business Case document is available in the additional documents section of this notice

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/66/contents/made
- http://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000795507

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