Official UK procurement notice
Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire
Authority: NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is recommissioning 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 contract term is 5 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner (the ICB).
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is recommissioning a Special Allocations…Published value£463,920
Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is recommissioning 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 who meet the nationally defined criteria for inclusion within SAS arrangements and require primary medical services to be delivered. The current service supports approximately 30-35 patients across Buckinghamshire.
The contract term will be 5 years, with the option to extend up to a further 5 years. The contract value is £46,392 per annum (excluding VAT), with a total contract value of £463,920 (excluding VAT) for the lifetime of the contract.
The anticipated mobilisation period is expected to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 March 2027, ahead of the proposed service commencement date of 1 April 2027.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
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.
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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Aug 2026, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 11:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C460838 / WA19283- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080758- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb58Find a Tender
Publisher note: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Timeline
25 Aug 2026 → 6 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published64 days ago25 Aug 2026, 11:25 BST
- Submission deadline21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.