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# Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-allocations-service-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb58). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Special Allocations Service in Buckinghamshire". Published status: active. Published Value: £463,920. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-thames-valley-integrated-care-board-nhs-s0e4d)
- **Published Value:** £463,920 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General-practitioner services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06eb58`

## 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-06eb58#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-allocations-service-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb58#participate

## Description
Thames 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).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £463,920
- **Description:** 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 m...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080758-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-25T10:25:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:29:06.354Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb58