Official UK procurement notice
Urgent Care Centre - Reading
Authority: NHS Thames Valley ICB (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice following a competitive process for an Urgent Care Centre - Reading
The contract period is for an initial 21 months from 1 July 2025 to 31 March 2027 with the option to extend for a further 3 months.
The total contract value including extensions is £3,239,563
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider selection Regime) Regulations 2023.For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 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 midnight on 21 March 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
CPV: Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,297,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 13 Dec 2024, 13:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C322354 - WA16922- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008498- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c7f4Find a Tender
Publisher note: The award decision makers for the provision of the Urgent Care Centre - Reading were NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. The key criteria were weighted in accordance with requirements for the Urgent Care Centre - Reading and Berkshire West Primary Care Alliance Limited were successful when assessed against the key criteria. 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 or Procurement Act 2023 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 21 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. The award decision makers for the provision of the Urgent Care Centre - Reading were NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision. The key criteria were weighted in accordance with requirements for the Urgent Care Centre - Reading and Berkshire West Primary Care Alliance Limited were successful when assessed against the key criteria. 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 or Procurement Act 2023 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 21 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Jan 2025 → 10 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published10 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Primary Care Alliance Community Interest Company | £3,239,563 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008498-2025-1 · The Primary Care Alliance Community Interest Company
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2025
- Value
- £3,239,563
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICBContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Berkshire West Primary Care Alliance LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.