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# GMS Contract @ Cymmer and Cwmavon Health Centres, Port Talbot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gms-contract-cymmer-and-cwmavon-health-centres-port-talbot-ocds-h6vhtk-042968). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services: "GMS Contract @ Cymmer and Cwmavon Health Centres, Port Talbot". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-GB-FTS-186277)
- **Published Value:** £9,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 February 2024 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gms-contract-cymmer-and-cwmavon-health-centres-port-talbot-ocds-h6vhtk-042968#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042968`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gms-contract-cymmer-and-cwmavon-health-centres-port-talbot-ocds-h6vhtk-042968#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gms-contract-cymmer-and-cwmavon-health-centres-port-talbot-ocds-h6vhtk-042968#participate

## Description
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) is looking to return the Cymmer/Cwmavon General Practice, which is currently directly managed by the Health Board, to independent contractor status, with the intention of awarding a permanent standard NHS General Medical Services (GMS) contract for the provision of primary health care. If you are interested in taking forward this exciting challenge, we would like to hear from you.  The model of service expected is set out in the NHS (Wales) standard model GMS contract.
The Cymmer/Cwmavon Health Centre is based across two sites. The primary site is located in the large village of Cwmavon which is approximately 2 miles from the industrial town of Port Talbot.  There is also a site located in the small village of Cymmer which is 7 miles from Cwmavon. Both premises are located within the Afan Valley, which is a green and mountainous area of South Wales.  To the west lies the city of Swansea and some thirty miles east is Cardiff.  There are good road links from both cities and train links to the town of Port Talbot.
The practice delivers a model of care, which is supported by a multi-disciplinary team that includes 5 Salaried GPs (4.3 FTE), 1 Physician Associate (1WTE), 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner (1WTE), 1 Advanced Clinical Practitioner (1 WTE), 1 Pharmacists (0.8 FTE), 6 Nurses (3.5 FTE) and 3 Health Care Support Workers (1.9 FTE).
The practice provides all essential and additional services and a range of enhances services.  The current practice list size is 7859.
The practice is supported by the wider community teams, which are focused on GP Practices and include Health Visiting and District Nursing.
Practices do not have Out of Hours commitments as this service is provided by SBUHB.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) is looking to return the Cymmer/Cwmavon General Practice, which is currently directly managed by the Health Board, to independent contractor status, with the intention of awarding a permanent standard NHS G...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2024 to 01/07/2044

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 013879-2024-SBU-OJEU-55238-020-NC-23-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Waterside Medical Practice**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112411`
  - Value: £9,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 013879-2024-SBU-OJEU-55238-020-NC-23-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,500,000
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013879-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-30T11:40:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T03:02:13.248Z
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