Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 29 Aug 2025, 16:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£8,126,127published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of APMS primary care GP service to the population of Whitehawk, Brighton.

CPV: Medical practice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in…Awarded

This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award to ensure continuity of service to patients following NHSE panel review while challenges are processed and next steps agreed and enacted. The additional 12-month contract value will be £1,463,466.00 and will commence with effect from 1 Sept 2025.

Delivery: South East · Whitehawk, Brighton

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
29 Aug 2025, 16:48 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2025, 16:48 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052601
Classification (CPV)
Medical practice services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Justification as to why this award was made under an urgent circumstance (i.e. why Regulation 14 was applied): Continuation of the existing service in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award is as a direct result of a Representation to the tender resulting in the recommendation from the NHSE PSR Panel to abandon the procurement process and to continue with a 12-month contract with the incumbent provider. The additional 12-month contract value will be £1,463,466.00. This decision has been made to ensure continuity of service to local patients from 1st September 2025. The procurement is approved by the Chair of the Procurement and Provider Selection Steering Group, the Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer and the NHS Sussex ICB Executive Committee. No conflicts of interest have been identified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,126,1271 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC£8,126,127 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QNX Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, South East, BN7 2FZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHSEMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wellsbourne Healthcare CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10974442 Wellsbourne Centre, Whitehawk Road, Brighton and Hove, South East, BN2 5FL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.