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Published 19 Aug 2025, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Northamptonshire GP Out of Hours Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£50,490,000≈ £6.7m / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2025
Next notice expected 1 Oct 2025
Contract term 7 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2034 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for a Northamptonshire GP Out of Hours Service (OOH) to deliver a clinically safe, effective, and accessible OOH service for all patients registered with a Northamptonshire GP. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of NICB and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 7 yrs 6 moPublished value£50,490,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs 6 mo)
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Option to extend a further 2 years (24 months).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
  • Price

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
Closed
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
19 Aug 2025, 16:15 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Dec 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067991
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058ac2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Next notice expected386 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published364 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST
  3. Submission deadline324 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids opened324 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until204 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts21 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025
  1. Published value published: £50,490,000
    23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    23 Oct 2025, 17:48 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Northamptonshire ICB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Kettering, East Midlands, NN15 6EYContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London,

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.