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Published 30 Jun 2025, 10:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre to NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

Official notice

Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£51,000,000≈ £3.4m / year · 1 value update1.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2025awarded 4 Dec 2025
Awarded to Pier Health Group Limited (PHGL)
Contract term 15 yrsends 1 Jun 2041 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) sought to re-procure an APMS contract for 15 years for GP Services at Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre, in line with specified requirements.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

CPV: Medical practice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG…Awarded 15 yrs

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) sought to secure prime provider(s) with the capability and capacity to deliver an APMS service at Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre, in line with specified requirements.

The contract duration will be for 15 years, with a service commencement date of 1st June 2026.

TUPE will apply to the transfer of the contract from the incumbent provider to the incoming provider and this information will be supplied to Bidders on request.

Total Value of the contract is £51 million (excluding VAT).

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2041 (15 yrs)
Delivery: South West · Weston Super Mare
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 70%
  • Bid price / value for money: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 70
  • Bid price / value for money: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Jun 2025, 10:07 BST
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 13:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Sept 2025 – …
Authority reference
C381986
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080598
Classification (CPV)
Medical practice services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055595 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The awarding decision was approved by the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB Board. There were no conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared. The winning bidder was chosen in line with the key criteria published within the tender documentation. 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 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 on 18th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent via the Atamis e-procurement portal or by email to [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Aug 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline400 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened400 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 12:01 BST
  4. Notice published318 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 13:01 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until205 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts144 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025
  1. Published value updated to £51,000,000
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST
    was £51,614,910
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST
  4. Deadline published: 17 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    13 Aug 2025, 16:13 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 Dec 2025, 13:01 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    8 Dec 2025, 13:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £51,614,9041 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pier Health Group Limited (PHGL)£51,614,904 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QUY Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street, Bristol, South West, BS16AGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria