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Provision of continued General Medical Services (GMS) for Tollgate Practice patients

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:03.

Opportunity overview

Pursuant to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14, Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) will be awarding an Urgent Caretaker arrangement for the delivery of continued General Medical Services (GMS) for Tollgate Practice patients.

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.

Abbey Field Medical Centre

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Feb 2025
Award ID
035044-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS F81095
Location
Colchester, UKH34, CO2 7UW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Tollgate Practice is a general medical practice in Colchester. The partners withdrew from the GMS contract. Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) has delegated responsibility to ensure continuity of primary medical services for Tollgate Practice's registered patient list. There is a significant risk that there will be no provision of primary medical services, jeopardising the health and well-being of patients (to a potentially fatal degree). Therefore this contract needs to be placed urgently. The Authority therefore has an urgent need for the provision of continued general medical services forming part of this contract and cannot be left without a provider. The contract duration will be for an initial 1 year, starting on 12.3.2025, with the option to extend by a further year. The maximum contract duration will be 2 years. The value of the contract being offered for the scope of services for the 1-year contract period is £928,032.00. The aggregate value of the contract (including extension provision of 1 year) is £1,856,064.00. Given the nature of business modelling involved and the associated resource implications for the potential provider it is necessary for the contingency contract to be for a maximum 24 months, in order for this to be a viable proposition. The costs of a shorter term contract would be prohibitive and would potentially negatively impact on health care.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055355
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 contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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. Tollgate Practice is a general medical practice in Colchester. The partners withdrew from the GMS contract. Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) has delegated responsibility to ensure continuity of primary medical services for Tollgate Practice's registered patient list. There is a significant risk that there will be no provision of primary medical services, jeopardising the health and well-being of patients (to a potentially fatal degree). Therefore this contract needs to be placed urgently. The Authority therefore has an urgent need for the provision of continued general medical services forming part of this contract and cannot be left without a provider. Given the nature of business modelling involved and the associated resource implications for the potential provider it is necessary for the contingency contract to be for a maximum 24 months, in order for this to be a viable proposition. The costs of a shorter term contract would be prohibitive and would potentially negatively impact on health care. A closed expressions of interest process with providers in the locality was completed in order to select the caretaker practice to support the continued delivery of the Tollgate Practice. Each expression of interest was reviewed as outlined within documentation released to interested parties. Decision makers - Primary Care Commissioning Group 25/02/2025 - prior to report to NEE Alliance Committee. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health 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
Yes
Description
Tollgate Practice is a general medical practice in Colchester. The partners withdrew from the GMS contract. Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) has delegated responsibility to ensure continuity of primary medical services for Tollgate Practice's registered patient list. There is a significant risk that there will be no provision of primary medical services, jeopardising the health and well-being of patients (to a potentially fatal degree). Therefore this contract needs to be placed urgently. The Authority therefore has an urgent need for the provision of continued general medical services forming part of this contract and cannot be left without a provider. The contract duration will be for an initial 1 year, starting on 12.3.2025, with the option to extend by a further year. The maximum contract duration will be 2 years. The value of the contract being offered for the scope of services for the 1-year contract period is £928,032.00. The aggregate value of the contract (including extension provision of 1 year) is £1,856,064.00. Given the nature of business modelling involved and the associated resource implications for the potential provider it is necessary for the contingency contract to be for a maximum 24 months, in order for this to be a viable proposition. The costs of a shorter term contract would be prohibitive and would potentially negatively impact on health care.

Options

Description
The contract duration will be for an initial 1 year, starting on 12.3.2025, with the option to extend by a further year. The maximum contract duration will be 2 years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality criteria
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
Fixed cost
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Within Tollgate Practice catchment locality within Colchester

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH34

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QJG
Name
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP12BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Endeavour House, Russell Road

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
QJG
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-F81095
Name
Abbey Field Medical Centre

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH34
Locality
Colchester
Postal Code
CO2 7UW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ypres Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
F81095
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
Abbey Field Medical Centre
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-62038
Name
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2BX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Endeavour House

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
035044-2025-1
Title
Provision of continued General Medical Services (GMS) for Tollgate Practice patients
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-F81095
Name
Abbey Field Medical Centre

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035044-2025-1
Title
Provision of continued General Medical Services (GMS) for Tollgate Practice patients
Status
active
Award ID
035044-2025-1
Date Signed
25 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,856,064
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP12BX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH34

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055355-2025-06-25T12:37:07+01:00compiled ·