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APMS GP Services Cressex Health Centre

NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning APMS GP Services at Cressex Health Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The contract is for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to deliver comprehensive primary medical services to the registered practice population. The Contract period will commence 01 April 2027. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.

Awarded to

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Better Health Bucks C.I.C

Matched by number
Contract value
£12.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Aug 2026
Award ID
081583-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09608695
Location
Milton Keynes, UKJ13, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services

Lots

  • NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning APMS GP Services at Cressex Health Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The contract is for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to deliver comprehensive primary medical services to the registered practice population. The service will provide accessible, safe and high-quality general practice services in accordance with the requirements of the APMS contract, including the provision of routine and urgent primary care, clinical assessment and treatment, preventative and health promotion services, long-term condition management, referral and care coordination, and appropriate collaboration with other health and care services. The service also includes the provision of a dedicated gender dysphoria service for eligible patients, supporting the assessment, care and ongoing management of adults with gender dysphoria/gender incongruence within primary care. This includes appropriate clinical assessment, treatment and monitoring, prescribing where clinically appropriate and within the agreed service scope, and liaison and coordination with specialist gender identity services and other relevant healthcare professionals. The provider will be expected to deliver the service in accordance with relevant national guidance, clinical standards and locally agreed pathways, and to work collaboratively with the wider health and care system to support continuity of care, access and health outcomes for the patient population. The services will be delivered from Cressex Health Centre and Lynton House Branch Surgery and will include services provided to the registered practice population and, where applicable, patients accessing the gender dysphoria service in accordance with the agreed eligibility and referral arrangements. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The contract has a duration of 10 years. The contract value is calculated by reference to the weighted patient population, using the applicable per-weighted-patient funding methodology for the APMS service. The estimated annual contract value has been calculated using the most recent completed financial year as the baseline, with an annual value of £1,265,548. On this basis, the estimated total contract value over the 10-year contract term is £12,655,480. The annual value will be subject to variation over the contract term in accordance with changes to the weighted patient population, applicable national/local funding arrangements and any other payments or adjustments provided for under the contract. The value stated is therefore an estimate based on the most recent financial year's position and is not a fixed annual payment for each year of the contract. The contract period will commence on 01 April 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Better Health Bucks have satisfied the existing APMS contract to a sufficient standard: the provider has delivered the existing APMS services in accordance with the contractual requirements and service specification and has provided the required documentation, information and policies. The provider has complied with the contractual requirements relating to the delivery and quality of primary medical services, patient access, safeguarding, clinical governance, information governance, reporting and performance monitoring, and has met the applicable requirements for invoicing and payment. The provider has also complied with the relevant NHS requirements and applicable legislation, policies and standards associated with the delivery of the APMS services, including requirements relating to safeguarding, quality and patient safety, information governance and cooperation with the Commissioner and other health and care partners. The provider has delivered the existing services to a satisfactory standard and there is no evidence of material or persistent contractual non-compliance that would indicate that it is unable to continue to deliver the services to the required standard. The proposed contracting arrangements are substantially consistent with the existing APMS arrangements and the nature and scope of services currently delivered by the provider. Accordingly, the Commissioner is satisfied, based on the provider's performance under the existing contract and the evidence available, that Better Health Bucks is likely to continue to deliver the services to the required standard under the proposed contract. The Commissioner's assessment has taken account of the provider's performance throughout the current contractual period, including relevant quality, performance, governance and contractual information available to the Commissioner.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PSCG0074
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
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 under Direct Award C. 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 the relevant authority by midnight 09 September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85121100
Description
General-practitioner services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning APMS GP Services at Cressex Health Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The contract is for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to deliver comprehensive primary medical services to the registered practice population. The service will provide accessible, safe and high-quality general practice services in accordance with the requirements of the APMS contract, including the provision of routine and urgent primary care, clinical assessment and treatment, preventative and health promotion services, long-term condition management, referral and care coordination, and appropriate collaboration with other health and care services. The service also includes the provision of a dedicated gender dysphoria service for eligible patients, supporting the assessment, care and ongoing management of adults with gender dysphoria/gender incongruence within primary care. This includes appropriate clinical assessment, treatment and monitoring, prescribing where clinically appropriate and within the agreed service scope, and liaison and coordination with specialist gender identity services and other relevant healthcare professionals. The provider will be expected to deliver the service in accordance with relevant national guidance, clinical standards and locally agreed pathways, and to work collaboratively with the wider health and care system to support continuity of care, access and health outcomes for the patient population. The services will be delivered from Cressex Health Centre and Lynton House Branch Surgery and will include services provided to the registered practice population and, where applicable, patients accessing the gender dysphoria service in accordance with the agreed eligibility and referral arrangements. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The contract has a duration of 10 years. The contract value is calculated by reference to the weighted patient population, using the applicable per-weighted-patient funding methodology for the APMS service. The estimated annual contract value has been calculated using the most recent completed financial year as the baseline, with an annual value of £1,265,548. On this basis, the estimated total contract value over the 10-year contract term is £12,655,480. The annual value will be subject to variation over the contract term in accordance with changes to the weighted patient population, applicable national/local funding arrangements and any other payments or adjustments provided for under the contract. The value stated is therefore an estimate based on the most recent financial year's position and is not a fixed annual payment for each year of the contract. The contract period will commence on 01 April 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Better Health Bucks have satisfied the existing APMS contract to a sufficient standard: the provider has delivered the existing APMS services in accordance with the contractual requirements and service specification and has provided the required documentation, information and policies. The provider has complied with the contractual requirements relating to the delivery and quality of primary medical services, patient access, safeguarding, clinical governance, information governance, reporting and performance monitoring, and has met the applicable requirements for invoicing and payment. The provider has also complied with the relevant NHS requirements and applicable legislation, policies and standards associated with the delivery of the APMS services, including requirements relating to safeguarding, quality and patient safety, information governance and cooperation with the Commissioner and other health and care partners. The provider has delivered the existing services to a satisfactory standard and there is no evidence of material or persistent contractual non-compliance that would indicate that it is unable to continue to deliver the services to the required standard. The proposed contracting arrangements are substantially consistent with the existing APMS arrangements and the nature and scope of services currently delivered by the provider. Accordingly, the Commissioner is satisfied, based on the provider's performance under the existing contract and the evidence available, that Better Health Bucks is likely to continue to deliver the services to the required standard under the proposed contract. The Commissioner's assessment has taken account of the provider's performance throughout the current contractual period, including relevant quality, performance, governance and contractual information available to the Commissioner.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

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
80
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-15A

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
15A
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
First Floor, Unipart House, Garsington Road
Locality
Oxford
Region
UKJ1
Postal Code
OX42PG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Better Health Bucks C.I.C
Id
GB-COH-09608695

Identifier

Legal Name
Better Health Bucks C.I.C
Id
09608695
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Milton Keynes
Region
UKJ13
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-184815

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

Address

Locality
Oxford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
081583-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09608695
Name
Better Health Bucks C.I.C

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
081583-2026-1
Award ID
081583-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
12 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
12,655,480
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ1 · OX42PG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 081583-2026award, contract ·