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GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4
General-practitioner services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: 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.
| Contracting Authority | SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Market Analytics
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Published history for SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT | Last source update7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationGeneral-practitioner services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04dcd6 | ||
What is being bought
Intention to award a Contract under THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES (PROVIDER SELECTION REGIME)
REGULATIONS 2023 - Direct Award Process C for the provision of a GP Lead Clinical Assessment Service for Category 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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT - Official notice release published
7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT - Buyer information updated
7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedAs 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 phone, reducing the need to dispatch an ambulance unnecessarily, and reducing the pressure and demand on the use of ambulances. A subcontract was set up between SCAS and their subcontractor to provide a GP Clinical Assessment Service to support this. The existing contract is due to expire on 31st March 2025. The contract has shown a huge benefit to SCAS - downgrade rates of 80%. As a result of the success of the contract, an additional one year contract is required from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an option to extend for a further additional year. to 31st March 2027. If the contract expires with no replacement, SCAS and the public would experience a huge drop in service level, and an unnecessary dispatching of ambulances, putting further pressure on ambulance resources.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
7 Feb 2025, 14:44 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 6 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £2,733,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards East Berkshire Primary Care Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts GP Clinical Assessment Service - Cat 3 & 4 £2,733,000 · signed 6 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-NHS-NoneDocuments (0)
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Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe contract falls under the THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES (PROVIDER SELECTION REGIME)
REGULATIONS 2023. |