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Ivel Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:28.

Opportunity overview

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade.

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.

Ocimum Healthcare Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£6.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Oct 2024
Award ID
040544-2024-1
Status
active
Location
Luton, UKH, LU3 1BD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services

Lots

  • The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade. NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Ocimum Healthcare Ltd (formerly known as Malzeard Road Medical Centre) via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The incumbent provider has been delivering Core Primary Care services including Cervical Screening, Immunisations and Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as enhanced services including Primary Care Framework, Minor Surgery, Weight Management and Learning Disability Health checks at Ivel Medical Centre. The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 4 years until 31st March 2029. The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,235,413.12 (Annual value of £1,433,384.37) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.Value 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
AG24014
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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 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 31st December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3.0.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract was awarded on 24th March 2025.The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 4 years until 31st March 2029.The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,235,413.12 (Annual value of £1,433,384.37) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.No representations were received during the standstill period.

Old Value

Text
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 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 decision makers by 31st December 2024 to the following email address: blmkicb.pccc@nhs.netThis contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.The decision makers for this process were Primary Care Commissioning and Assurance Committee.There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.A number of key lines of enquiry (KLoEs) were mapped to the 5 Key Criteria and evidence was gathered from several sources to assess the extent to which the KLoEs had been met during the current contract.Ocimum Healthcare Ltd have established relationships in the locality, and with the ICB team and continue to provide improved services and have an established local workforce. They also work well with partners, support patients and staff well and are responsive to necessary change.The incumbent provider Ocimum Healthcare Ltd was considered against the 5 key criteria. These criteria were not weighted differently as they were deemed equally important for this service.The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade. NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Ocimum Healthcare Ltd (formerly known as Malzeard Road Medical Centre) via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The incumbent provider has been delivering Core Primary Care services including Cervical Screening, Immunisations and Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as enhanced services including Primary Care Framework, Minor Surgery, Weight Management and Learning Disability Health checks at Ivel Medical Centre. The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 4 years until 31st March 2029. The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,235,413.12 (Annual value of £1,433,384.37) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Ivel Medical Centre Chestnut Avenue Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 0RA

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-68524
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Region
UKH
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU1 2LJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3rd Floor, Arndale House, The Mall

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

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Claire Pickard
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-132915
Name
Ocimum Healthcare Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU3 1BD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2A Malzeard Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Ocimum Healthcare Ltd
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-154335
Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH25
Locality
Bedfordshire
Postal Code
SG17 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Claire Pickard

Award information

Award 1
Id
040544-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-132915
Name
Ocimum Healthcare Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
040544-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
040544-2024-1
Date Signed
18 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
6,235,413.12
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedfordshire · UKH25 · SG17 5TQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04c898-2025-09-11T08:50:37+01:00compiled ·