Official UK procurement notice
BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (via Direct Award C).
The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs.
The service includes:
- A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider.
- The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days.
- An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service.
- Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription.
- Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate.
CPV: Urologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1BNSSG ICB ("The Commissioner") is to commission a service for rapid access, one stop…Awarded
BNSSG ICB ("The Commissioner") is to commission a service for rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs.
The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs.
The service includes:
- A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider.
- The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days.
- An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service.
- Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription.
- Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate.
The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider GP Care UK Limited in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The total value of the contract is £4,950,460.00 for a four-year contract length. There will be no extension period included in the contract. The four-year period will commence on 1st April 2025. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2025, 15:40 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 12:11 BST
- Authority reference
C354058- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017938- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05036bFind 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (PA 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 bnssg.communitycontracts@nhs.net by midnight (23:59) on 25th April 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 (via Direct Award C). The Commissioner made the decision of directly awarding the incumbent provider GP Care UK Limited in accordance with the following five criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. • Quality and innovation • Value • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability • Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice • Social value GP Care UK Limited has the evidenced ability to deliver the activity required to meet service requirements within the required region and that can deliver to the tight timescale. A direct award to GP Care UK Limited is appropriate and presents the best value for the Commissioner in this circumstance. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the decision-making process. 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (PA 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 (23:59) on 25th April 2025 to bnssg.communitycontracts@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
A four-year contract has been awarded. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2029. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Pro…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP Care UK LimitedGP Care Community Urology | £4,950,460 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
GP Care Community Urology · GP Care UK Limited
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,950,460
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GP Care UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.