Official UK procurement notice
Telephone cover for Protected Learning Time - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Authority: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionService commissioned by LLR ICB to provide primary care medical services cover for GP practices during periods of Primary Care Protected Learning Time (PLT), including provision of clinical advice from a duty doctor or other suitable clinician via telephone; a face-to-face consultation or home visit if clinically required; referral to other urgent services where indicated.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005208- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e210Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 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 the 26th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 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 decision makers by the 26th of February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: [email protected] Details of the award decision-makers: NHS LLR ICB Strategic Commissioning Group on 28th of January 2025 Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: - Conflicts of interest were identified among the members of the Strategic Commissioning Group. The non-conflicted members assessed the nature and risk of this conflict and decided to allow the conflicted member to participate in the discussion but was excluded from the decision-making. The Contracting Authority has assessed the provider's suitability and technical / professional ability to pursue this service in accordance with basic selection criteria schedule 16 of PSR, based on their current activities and performance. The provider's economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the financial risk of a sessional-based contract. Relative importance and rationale for the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: - Description of how and key selection criteria were assessed 1. Quality and innovation The providers offer safe and effective services and meet the ICB's quality and safety requirements. 2. Value This service offers value financially and to the local healthcare community as patients continue to access services within a primary care setting, which reduces demand on more costly services. In turn this provides practices with the opportunity of dedicated time to attend training to enable service delivery for their own registered patients. 3. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. The service telephone cover provides patients continuity and access to primary care services when practices are closed to attend training. 4. Social value By offering a service that is predominantly telephone-based, this contributes to sustainable environmental impact, reducing emissions and air pollution by preventing the need for patients to travel to other services to access care and advice. The integrated provision from local providers contributes to social value by providing local employment opportunities.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows Group LimitedSME | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
| DHU Healthcare | £99,046 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005208-2025-1 · Willows Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Contract 005208-2025-2 · DHU Healthcare
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2025
- Value
- £99,046
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- DHU Health Care CICAwarded supplier
- Willows Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.