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Published 17 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ivel Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]

Official notice

Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£6,235,413published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Oct 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Ocimum Healthcare Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade.

CPV: General-practitioner services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in…Awarded

The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade.

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Ocimum Healthcare Ltd (formerly known as Malzeard Road Medical Centre) via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The incumbent provider has been delivering Core Primary Care services including Cervical Screening, Immunisations and Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as enhanced services including Primary Care Framework, Minor Surgery, Weight Management and Learning Disability Health checks at Ivel Medical Centre.

The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 4 years until 31st March 2029.

The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,235,413.12 (Annual value of £1,433,384.37) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.

Delivery: East of England · Ivel Medical Centre Chestnut Avenue Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 0RA

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Dec 2024, 10:04 GMT
Last source update
11 Sept 2025, 08:50 BST
Authority reference
AG24014
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055633
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c898 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31st December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31st December 2024 to the following email address: [email protected] This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decision makers for this process were Primary Care Commissioning and Assurance Committee. There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award. A number of key lines of enquiry (KLoEs) were mapped to the 5 Key Criteria and evidence was gathered from several sources to assess the extent to which the KLoEs had been met during the current contract. Ocimum Healthcare Ltd have established relationships in the locality, and with the ICB team and continue to provide improved services and have an established local workforce. They also work well with partners, support patients and staff well and are responsive to necessary change. The incumbent provider Ocimum Healthcare Ltd was considered against the 5 key criteria. These criteria were not weighted differently as they were deemed equally important for this service. The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    11 Sept 2025, 08:50 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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—TextVI.3.0.1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by provider…This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract was awarded on…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,235,4131 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ocimum Healthcare LtdSME£6,235,413 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.