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Official UK procurement notice

NHSE915 Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£20,324,9902 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2024awarded 14 Aug 2025
Awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, One Wirral CIC2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (the Relevant Authority) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme.

Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026

Contract End Date: 31 March 2036

The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 3 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

CPV: General-practitioner services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider…Awarded

This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.

This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

This intention to award notice is in relation to: Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme.

Leasowe Medical Centre is a general practice managed by an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. The contract will deliver primary medical services to the registered patients of Leasowe Medical Practice. This will cover the essential and additional primary medical services as specified in the General Medical Services (GMS) contract to ensure consistency in core care provision, in addition to any enhanced services detailed within the APMS specification. The Provider will deliver the Special Allocation Scheme as part of this APMS specification and will also have voluntary access to sign up to local incentive schemes as commissioned by the commissioner.

Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026

Contract End Date: 31 March 2036

The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 3 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has a set price of £112.50 for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. This amount will be reduced by 4.75% to account for the Out of Hours opt-outs resulting in a net price per weighted patient of £107.16. This capitation payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations.

Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) will be paid under the same arrangements as GMS Practices. The ICB has pre-populated the estimated revenue for QOF based on the 2024/25 price per point, the practices list size and the National Average list size as of 1st January 2025. The calculation assumes full achievement of 635 points.

Therefore, the estimated revenue for Year 1 is £339,549 per annum, and £337,048 per annum for Years 2-10 of the contract. The total revenues for the full 10 year contract term are £3,372,990.

This is an Existing Service and a new provider. Additional information: Please note: The contract notice referenced in Section IV.2.1 is incorrect for this service. Due to an administrative error, the correct notice cannot be linked directly. The correct contract notice for NHSE915 - Leasowe Medical Practice APMS and Special Allocation Scheme is 2025/S 000-011939.

Delivery: North West · Leasowe Medical Practice, Hudson Road, Wirral, CH46 2QQ.
Extensions: The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 3 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Quality and Innovation: 20%
  • Integration and Collaboration: 25%
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20%
  • Performance Management: 5%
  • Mobilisation: 5%
  • Business Continuity: 5%
  • Finance: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Quality and Innovation: 20
  • Integration and Collaboration: 25
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20
  • Social Value: 10
  • Performance Management: 5
  • Mobilisation: 5
  • Business Continuity: 5
  • Finance: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Jul 2024, 17:32 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 09:41 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
NHSE915
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055232
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner servicesHealth services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04837d Find 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 Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. 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 on 28 August 2025. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to [email protected] . The individuals making the award decision are: • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (NHS C&M ICB) Wirral Place Leadership Team; • NHS C&M ICB Wirral Place Primary Care Group; • NHS C&M ICB System Primary Care Committee; • Senior Partnerships and Transformation Manager - Primary Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Principal Partnerships and Transformation Manager - Primary Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Chief Executive Officer, Healthwatch Wirral; • Clinical Director, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Deputy Chief Pharmacist, NHS C&M ICB; • Head of Digital Operations NHS C&M ICB; • Head of Data Protection & Information Governance, MIAA; • Head of Finance, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process. There was a conflict of interest identified regarding the Clinical Lead for Planned Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). A mitigating action was taken, and they were removed from the evaluation process. There was a potential conflict of interest identified regarding the Clinical Director, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). This was reviewed once the competition had closed and it was agreed the individual had no actual conflicts with the providers who submitted a competition response. There were no further conflicts of interest identified. The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information. The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the provider response documentation. Quality and Innovation - 20% Value (Finance) - 10% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 25% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 20% Social Value - 10%. The Relevant Authority considered the key criteria in relation to the service requirements and documented the assessment. The Relevant Authority considered each key criterion against the service requirements and recorded its relative importance. The Relevant Authority assigned a "Relative Importance" score to each key criterion, producing a total score to guide commissioners on the appropriate weightings. This process supported the mapping of the five key criteria to the competition questions. The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality and finance (5 key criteria), evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider and it is the Relevant Authority's intention to award a contract, following completion of the standstill period.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2024 → 10 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 09:41 BST

Notice history

5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
  3. Deadline published: 14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
    13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2024, 09:56 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    15 Aug 2025, 08:44 BST
Published amendments (2)

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. The contract will comme…

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now been formally awarded using the PSR Competitive Process. 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 Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regul…

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2024-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2024
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 13 Sept 2024
  • 2024-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £20,324,9902 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 2latest 14 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustNHSE1012 Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service£16,952,000 †—Awarded
One Wirral CICLeasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme.£3,372,990 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme. · One Wirral CIC

    Signed
    14 Aug 2025
    Value
    £3,372,990
    Status
    active
  • NHSE1012 Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service · Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

    Signed
    11 Dec 2024
    Value
    £16,952,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body WarringtonContact email
  • NHSE North West Health and Justice TeamReview body Merseyside
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)Process contact point County Durham, North EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.