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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service

NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:03.

Opportunity overview

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for the following Lots Lot 1 - Newcastle Lot 2 - North Tyneside Lot 3 - Northumberland This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Competitive Process The lifetime value of the contract (all Lots) £26,143,287 Period of contract: 5 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 22 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance; Lot 1 - Incumbent Provider Lot 2 - Incumbent Provider Lot 3 - Incumbent Provider

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Vocare Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£8.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Award ID
004971-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09933257
Location
Derby, UKC, United Kingdom

Vocare Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£4.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Award ID
004971-2025-2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09933257
Location
Derby, UKC, United Kingdom

Vocare Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£13m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2025
Award ID
004971-2025-3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09933257
Location
Derby, UKC, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • NewcastleValue not stated
  • North TynesideValue not stated
  • NorthumberlandValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NECS508
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit for receipt of tenders or request to participate
Section
IV.2.2.

New Value

Text
Date: 29 November 2024

Old Value

Text
Date: 08 November 2024
Entry 2
Id
3
Description
These contracts have now all been awarded and are in the mobilisation period in line with the contract start date

Bid Opening

Date
9 Nov 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
3

Expected award period

Starts
9 Nov 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
8 Nov 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 May 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Newcastle
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for Lot 1 - Newcastle

Options

Description
Initial Contract term is 5 years with the option of extending for a further 1 year 10 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
cost
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Finance
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,460

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
North Tyneside
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for Lot 2 - North Tyneside

Options

Description
initial contract term is 5 years with optional extension of 1 year 10 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
cost
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Finance
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,460

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Northumberland
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for Lot 3 - Northumberland

Options

Description
initial contract term of 5 years with the optional extension of a further 1 year 10 months

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
cost
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Finance
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,460

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Newcastle area as described within the service specification

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Entry 3
Region
UKC
Entry 4
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Area of North Tyneside as per Service Specification

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Entry 3
Region
UKC
Entry 4
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
area of Northumberland as per Service Specifciation

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Entry 3
Region
UKC
Entry 4
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-13T
Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Newcastle
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
13T
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-00P
Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
00P
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-103
Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cabinet Office

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-128587
Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-COH-09933257
Name
Vocare Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Derby
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
09933257
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Vocare Limited
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-137874
Name
PSR Panel Review

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
PSR Panel Review

Award information

Award 1
Id
004971-2025-1
Title
Newcastle Lot
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09933257
Name
Vocare Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
004971-2025-2
Title
North Tyneside Lot
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09933257
Name
Vocare Limited

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
004971-2025-3
Title
Northumberland Lot
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09933257
Name
Vocare Limited

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
004971-2025-1
Title
Newcastle Lot
Status
active
Award ID
004971-2025-1
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
8,706,709
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
004971-2025-2
Title
North Tyneside Lot
Status
active
Award ID
004971-2025-2
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,408,830
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
004971-2025-3
Title
Northumberland Lot
Status
active
Award ID
004971-2025-3
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
13,027,748
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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