Official UK procurement notice
APMS Caretaking Services at The Hollies Surgery, Downham Market, Norfolk [Urgent Direct Award]
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board have made an urgent direct award of a short-term APMS contract of 12 months for GP Medical Services at The Hollies Surgery. The contract is provided under Urgent Caretaking Arrangements to ensure continuity of care.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
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NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board have made an urgent direct award of a short-term APMS contract of 12 months starting from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026 for GP Medical Services at The Hollies Surgery. The contract is provided under Urgent Caretaking Arrangements to ensure continuity of care.
Estimated lifetime value of the Contract: £697,957
Norfolk & Waveney ICB intend to procure a GMS contract for this service during 2025/26 with a service commencement date of 1st April 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Feb 2025, 16:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2025, 16:07 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005002- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Urgent award due to expiry of the APMS contract with the current provider, pending procurement of a GMS contract.
Publisher note: 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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract is provided under Urgent Caretaking Arrangements to ensure continuity of care. The decision makers were NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interests declared of the individuals making the decision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litcham Health CentreSME | £697,957 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005002-2025-1 · Litcham Health CentreSME
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2025
- Value
- £697,957
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Litcham Health CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.