Official UK procurement notice
Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]
Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre…Awarded
The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford.
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, East London NHS Foundation Trust via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The incumbent provider has been delivering Core Primary Care services including Cervical Screening, Immunisations and Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as enhanced services including Primary Care Framework, Minor Surgery, Weight Management and Learning Disability Healthchecks at Cauldwell Medical Centre.
The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 6 years until 31st March 2031.
The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,485,185.13 (Annual value of £1,042,589.57) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.
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
- 17 Dec 2024, 10:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 08:12 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c89aFind 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31st December 2024. 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31st December 2024 to the following email address: blmkicb.pccc@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decision makers for this process were Primary Care Commissioning and Assurance Committee. There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award. A number of key lines of enquiry (KLoEs) were mapped to the 5 Key Criteria and evidence was gathered from several sources to assess the extent to which the KLoEs had been met during the current contract. ELFT have established relationships in the locality, and with the ICB team and continue to provide improved services and have an established workforce. They also work well with partners, support patients and staff well and are responsive to necessary change. The incumbent provider ELFT was considered against the 5 key criteria. These criteria were not weighted differently as they were deemed equally important for this service. The assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance. The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated19 Sept 2025, 08:12 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV.13 | 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by provider… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations do not apply. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) | £6,485,185 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040546-2024-1 · East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)
- Signed
- 18 Oct 2024
- Value
- £6,485,185
- 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- East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.