Official UK procurement notice
Provision of General Medical Services (GMS) at Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft (Lot 1) and Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth (Lot 2)
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) Contract to provide primary medical services and other services from 1st October 2026 following a robust Competitive Process to the following Providers;<br/><br/>Rosedale Surgery for Lot 1 - Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft<br/><br/>East Norfolk Medical Practice for Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth: <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight on Wednesday 12th August 2026.<br/><br/>Please note the Contracting Authority is listed according to previous ICB structures. NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board now form part of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board.
CPV: General-practitioner services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,616,432 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1C. Key Criteria - Lot 1: Kirkley Mill SurgeryAwardedPublished value£900,456
NHS Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to Rosedale Surgery for the provision of primary medical services and other services at Kirkley Mill Surgery following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This will be a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity and the service commencement date is 1st October 2026.<br/><br/>The annual contract value will be £900,456 based on (i) a weighted list size of 7,664.68 as of 1st October 2025 and (ii) after the 4.75% deduction for Out of Hours (OOH) (as IC24 deliver the OOH service across Norfolk & Waveney).<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to an existing provider.<br/><br/>Please note in terms of the awarded contract value advertised, this is a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity so the figure of £900, 456 is based on the per annum amount.
Lot #2D. Key Criteria - Lot 2 - Nelson Medical CentreAwardedPublished value£715,976
NHS Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to East Norfolk Medical Practice for the provision of primary medical services and other services at Nelson Medical Centre following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This will be a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity and the service commencement date is Wednesday 1st October 2026.<br/><br/>The annual contract value will be £715,976 based on (i) a weighted list size of 6,094.38 as of 1st October 2025 and (ii) after the 4.75% deduction for Out of Hours (OOH) (as IC24 deliver the OOH service across Norfolk & Waveney).<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.<br/><br/>Please note in terms of the awarded contract value advertised, this is a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity so the figure of £715, 976 is based on the per annum amount.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Social value | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · C. Key Criteria - Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery | 70% | 10% | 20% | |
| 2 · D. Key Criteria - Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre | 70% | 10% | 20% |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
AG25512- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072895- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05845bFind a Tender
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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 Midnight (24:00) on Thursday 13th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C410313 - COMP: GMS Services at Kirkley Mill Surgery & Nelson Medical Centre.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel completed individual evaluations for assigned questions and took part in moderation to agree and finalise scores and rationales. The panel comprised of the following representatives from Norfolk & Suffolk ICB.<br/><br/>o Director of Primary Care<br/>o Associate Director of Primary Care Commissioning <br/>o Head of Primary Care Commissioning (Dental and General Practice)<br/>o Lead Senior Primary Care Commissioning Manager – GP Medical<br/>o Senior Primary Care Commissioning Manager (GP Medical)<br/>o Head of Finance <br/>o Senior Lead Primary Care Estates Manager<br/>o Associate Director of Digital<br/>o Head of Primary Care Workforce Transformation<br/>o Primary Care Commissioning Manager<br/>o Head of Place Development<br/>o Senior Lead of Place Resilience - West Norfolk <br/>o Senior Primary Care Contract Manager<br/>o Senior nurse for POD small contracts <br/>o Associate Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation (Chief Pharmacist)<br/>o Head of Place Development, Partnerships and Planning<br/>o Delegated Primary Care Finance Manager<br/>o Place Transformation & Delivery Manager<br/>o Senior Programme Manager - Health Inequalities & VCSE Partnering<br/>o Delegated Primary Care – medical (GP)<br/>o Primary Care Commissioning Officer<br/>o Clinical Steward West (until 31st March 2026 and GP Partner from 1st April 2026).<br/><br/>The award decision makers are Executive Committee, NHS Norfolk & Suffolk ICB and Executive Management Team, NHS Norfolk & Suffolk ICB.<br/><br/>At the outset of the process, Two individuals declared potential/perceived conflicts with organisations. However, these were not deemed relevant for this procurement process as the organisations named did not express an interest or bid for the tender opportunity. The GP Clinical Advisor declared that they had previously worked with one of the bidding organisations approximately 6 years ago as part of an ICB funded project. This declaration was reviewed by the ICB Corporate Governance team in line with ICB policy. Due to the nature of the engagement and the period of time that has passed, the Authority was satisfied that the previous connection did not represent a conflict of interest. For confirmation, the GP Clinical Advisor scored 3 of the tender questions and was part of a panel of 3 evaluators on each of those questions.<br/><br/>The Basic Selection Criteria Questions were Pass/Fail and the weightings for the Key Criteria Questions were as follows and were scored on a 0-5 scoring mechanism;<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 30.00%<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value: 20.00% (with 1 Pass/Fail question)<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 20.00%<br/>Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20.00%<br/>Key Criteria 5: Social Value: 10.00% <br/><br/>The preferred Provider for each Lot was awarded the contract based on the highest overall weighted score for Key Criteria and meeting all of the Basic Selection Criteria.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected283 days ago6 Jan 2026
- Submission deadline225 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened225 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published76 days ago31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Contract starts15 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Published value published: £1,616,4324 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Status changed to active4 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Buyer details updated31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · C. Key Criteria - Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery1 award | |||
| Rosedale SurgerySMELot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · D. Key Criteria - Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre1 award | |||
| East Norfolk Medical PracticeSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre · Rosedale SurgerySME
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2026
- Value
- £900,456
- Period
- … – 1 Oct 2040
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre · East Norfolk Medical PracticeSME
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2026
- Value
- £715,976
- Period
- … – 1 Oct 2040
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · C. Key Criteria - Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery | 5bids | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · D. Key Criteria - Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre | 5bids | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- East Norfolk Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
- Rosedale SurgeryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria