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Official UK procurement notice

PRJ-2079 APMS Services for Nursing/Older people Homes in Lambeth

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,582,310exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2025awarded 28 May 2025
Awarded to One Health Lewisham

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board is looking for a provider to deliver services under an APMS contract to Care Homes and Nursing Homes in Lambeth.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS South East London (SEL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) (hereafter referred to as the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,582,310

NHS South East London (SEL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) (hereafter referred to as the "The ICB"), under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites Healthcare providers to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of GP Primary Medical Services and additional services under Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contracts for nursing/older peoples homes across Lambeth.

The requirement is for the delivery of an APMS (Alternative Provider Medical Services) contract for nursing/older peoples homes across Lambeth, as per the specification.

The annual contract envelope for this procurement is £658,231 comprising a variable element £300,746 and a block element £357,485. Thus, the estimated contract value of the initial five-year term is £3,291,155 and the estimated contract value for the ten-year term is £6,582,310.

The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Standard Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract issued by the Authority.

As a result of this Procurement exercise an agreement will be entered into with the Successful Bidder. The Contract will commence on 01 April 2025 for an initial period of 5 years (60 months). The Contract may be extended for an additional period of up to 5 years (60 months), at the sole discretion of the Authority.

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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 Public Contract Regulations 2015 does not apply to this award.

The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Delivery: London · Service will be required to be delivered within the borough of Lambeth.
Extensions: As a result of this Procurement exercise an agreement will be entered into with the Successful Bidder. The Contract will commence on 01 April 2025 for an initial period of 5 years (60 months). The Contract may be extended for an additional period of up to 5 years (60 months), at the sole discretion of the Authority. · As a result of this Procurement exercise an agreement will be entered into with the Successful Bidder. The Contract will commence on 01 April 2025 for an initial period of 5 years (60 months). The Contract may be extended for an additional period of up to 5 years (60 months), at the sole discretion of the Authority.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
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
Yes
First published
11 Jul 2025, 16:39 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 16:39 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
PRJ2079
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039418
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
London (UKI45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042aa4 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 23 July 2025. 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. Written representations should be sent to [email protected] Key Criteria: Quality & Innovation Value Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice Social Value A cross-functional team were involved in delivering this project. The Authority set out to receive responses from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services as set out in the Specification in a safe and effective manner. The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) was based on the standard Cabinet Office document, with the ITT Questionnaire being comprised of a detailed scoring methodology, the weighting criteria was published within the ITT documentation in accordance with procurement regulations. Further information is provided in the associated procurement documents on the Atamis portal as referenced in previous notices. Rationale for Provider Selection: The Exclusions and Basic Selection Criteria responses were evaluated first, any bidder who failed the Selection Questionnaire would not progress further in the procurement process and would be disqualified. All Providers passed the Selection Questionnaire progressed in the procurement and had their ITT Questionnaires scored. The Authority then invited Providers to the Presentation & Interview Stage. Based on the outcome of the evaluation and in line with the criteria stipulated by the Authority within the ITT documentation, it was recommended that the contract be awarded to the Preferred Bidder. The Preferred Bidder being the Bidder that offers the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT), i.e. achieves the highest combined score. It was therefore recommended that the contract be awarded to One Health Lewisham Ltd. Conflicts of Interest: To safeguard against potential conflicts of interest influencing the procurement process and evaluations, all panel members signed conflict of interest declarations and non-disclosure agreements. Project members and evaluators were informed of their role and the importance of the confidential nature of this procurement. No material conflicts were declared.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
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Submission deadline
7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jan 2024 → 11 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    22 Jan 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    7 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 16:39 BST

Notice history

1 release on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateII10 Jan 202417 Jan 2024+7 d

The deadline for Expression of Interest to take part in the Market Engagement is now extended to the 17th of January 2024 at 17:00. The Market Engagement Event will take place on the 18/01/2023 at 11:00 am. The event will be held in person at Brixton Civic Centre Room CC5-05 SW2 1RW

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,582,3101 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
One Health Lewisham£6,582,310 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QKK 160 Tooley Street, London, London, SE1 2TZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth London, LondonContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS South East London Integrated Care Board LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria