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# Provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-alternative-provider-of-medical-services-apms-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03bc11). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board: "Provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/mid-and-south-essex-integrated-care-board-GB-PPON-PZWW-2316-VHPJ)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £20,177,468 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bc11`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-alternative-provider-of-medical-services-apms-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03bc11#tl-md)

## Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board’s (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award four contracts for Primary Medical Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to the incumbent provider College Health Ltd, covering the following general medical practices for a period of 36 months, with a further extension provision of 12 months, to be enacted at the sole discretion of the Authority:
- Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £4,853,917.
- F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £6,419,514.
- Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £2,739,153.
- F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £6,164,884.
This equates to a total aggregate contract value of £20,177,468 across the four practices over the 3 + 1 year term.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice to communicate to the market the Authority’s clear intention to award a public contract to the incumbent provider by a negotiated procedure without prior publication, under regulation 32 (2)(c) of the P...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice to communicate to the market the Authority’s clear intention to award a public contract to the incumbent provider by a negotiated procedure without prior publication, under regulation 32 (2)(c) of the P...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice to communicate to the market the Authority’s clear intention to award a public contract to the incumbent provider by a negotiated procedure without prior publication, under regulation 32 (2)(c) of the P...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice to communicate to the market the Authority's clear intention to award a public contract to the incumbent provider by a negotiated procedure without prior publication, under regulation 32 (2)(c) of the P...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre (active)
  - Award id: `009691-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **College Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182959`
  - Value: £4,853,917 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre (active)
  - Award id: `009691-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **College Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182959`
  - Value: £2,739,153 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre (active)
  - Award id: `009691-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **College Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182959`
  - Value: £6,419,514 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre (active)
  - Award id: `009691-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **College Health Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182959`
  - Value: £6,164,884 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,853,917
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2023

- **Contract:** Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,739,153
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2023

- **Contract:** F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,419,514
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2023

- **Contract:** F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,164,884
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009691-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-03T15:00:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:50:31.420Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bc11