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# GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gp-out-of-hours-home-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04292f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: "GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-east-and-north-cumbria-integrated-care-board-nhs-qhm)
- **Published Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £26,143,287 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04292f`

## 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-out-of-hours-home-visiting-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04292f#tl-md)

## Description
THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for the following Lots
Lot 1 - Newcastle 
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Competitive Process
The lifetime value of the contract (all Lots) £26,143,287
Period of contract: 5 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 22 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance;
Lot 1 - Incumbent Provider
Lot 2 - Incumbent Provider 
Lot 3  - Incumbent Provider

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Newcastle
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition t...

### Lot 2: North Tyneside
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition t...

### Lot 3: Northumberland
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition t...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Newcastle Lot (active)
  - Award id: `004971-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vocare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-09933257`
  - Value: £8,706,709 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

- **Award:** North Tyneside Lot (active)
  - Award id: `004971-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Vocare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-09933257`
  - Value: £4,408,830 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

- **Award:** Northumberland Lot (active)
  - Award id: `004971-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Vocare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-09933257`
  - Value: £13,027,748 † (exc. VAT); ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Newcastle Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,706,709
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

- **Contract:** North Tyneside Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,408,830
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

- **Contract:** Northumberland Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,027,748
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008136-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-06T09:13:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T12:51:37.284Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04292f