GP Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Service - Early Market Engagement, Norfolk and Waveney

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB is conducting an initial market engagement exercise to establish potential interest to deliver a GP Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Service in Norfolk and Waveney. <br/><br/>The GP Special Allocation Scheme is for patients who have been referred by their existing GP. There are currently 108 patients that are being treated in the Scheme. It is anticipated that the contract shall start within the early 2026/27 financial year and the estimated contract value will be circa £150,000 per annum. Any proposed contract will be for a period of 4 years plus the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years, however this may be subject to change.<br/><br/>The service will be required to provide good quality, safe primary medical services for this group of vulnerable and challenging patients and ensure a consistent approach to service provision across Norfolk and Waveney.<br/><br/>The new service provision will ensure that patients assigned to the Special Allocation Scheme are cared for in an individual manner, involving multi-disciplinary teams that will seek to ensure their successful return to general primary medical services and registration with a GP practice.<br/>Please note that an expression of interest in this market engagement will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published.<br/><br/>The Commissioners are keen to receive early market feedback via an online questionnaire to support the development of new service specification.<br/><br/>The aim of this Expression of Interest is to;<br/>1. provide the market with visibility of the proposed opportunity;<br/>2. support the ICB decision making to inform the future commissioning of services (as applicable);<br/>3. to help define the future service approach, model and timelines;<br/>4. to gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity across the region to deliver the services noted above.<br/><br/>A further advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time. The deadline for Soft Market Testing responses is by 17:00 hours on 6th March 2026.<br/><br/>Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements. Any future opportunity will be carried out in accordance with the ICB’s procurement obligations under the Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>This is an early market engagement exercise only and at this stage the proposed contract length and anticipated contract value are to be determined and will be communicated during any future next steps.<br/><br/>Please note that whilst this market engagement has been advertised on behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB and NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, from the 1st April 2026 the ICBs will merge together and form the new NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market testing exercise. The online questionnaire can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system at the following link: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:<br/>C423998 - GP Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Service Early Market Engagement. Additional information: The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market testing exercise. The online questionnaire can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system at the following link: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference:<br/>C423998 - GP Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Service Early Market Engagement