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# GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gp-clinical-assessment-service-cat-3-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03b770). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: "GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-central-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rye)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General-practitioner services, Services provided by medical personnel
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,651,515 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b770`

## 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/gp-clinical-assessment-service-cat-3-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03b770#tl-md)

## Description
Intention to award a Public Services Contract under Regulation 32(2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the provision of a GP Lead Clinical Assessment Service for Cat 3 & 4 - to allow for calls to the Urgent Care phone line to be assessed by GPs over the telephone, reducing the need for dispatching ambulances in cases where the medical need would be better served by a different clinical solution. Achieving an 80% downgrade rate.
The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85141000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** As part of the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) remit to operate the 999 call service, it was identified that ambulances were being sent to patients that didn't need them, which otherwise could have been downgraded over the...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4 (active)
  - Award id: `009338-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **East Berkshire Primary Care Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-MPR:29827R`
  - Value: £3,651,515 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,651,515
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009338-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-30T14:44:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:40:22.038Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b770