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# Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-allocations-service-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06c1df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Thames Valley ICB: "Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £186,100. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Thames Valley ICB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-thames-valley-icb-GB-NHS-10Q)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £186,100 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General-practitioner services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c1df`

## 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/special-allocations-service-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06c1df#tl-md)

## Description
Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is planning to recommission the following service, with a proposed contract commencement date of 1 April 2027:
• Special Allocations Service (SAS) provision for Buckinghamshire (sub-ICB area) - currently supporting approximately 30-35 patients.
The proposed contract term is 3 years, with the option to extend for up to two additional periods of 12 months.
The ICB is seeking market feedback to help inform future commissioning decisions relating to this service. Interested providers are invited to complete the market engagement questionnaire by 5:00pm on 17 July 2026.
The anticipated service commencement date is 1 April 2027, with an indicative mobilisation period from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2027.
Previous market engagement activity was undertaken when the ICB was considering commissioning APMS and SAS services within High Wycombe as a single procurement exercise. However, due to ongoing work relating to the APMS service requirements, the ICB has decided to focus solely on procurement options for the SAS service at this stage.
This procurement is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. SCW is currently undergoing organisational restructuring and, as a result, responsibility for managing this procurement may transfer to a successor organisation during the procurement process. Bidders will be notified of any such change and of any associated administrative updates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) intends to recommission a Special Allocations Service (SAS) for the Buckinghamshire sub-ICB area, with a proposed contract commencement date of 1 April 2027.
The Special Allocations Service supports patients ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062005-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-02T07:10:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:58:29.269Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c1df