Official UK procurement notice
Essington Medical Practice APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]
Authority: NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Essington Medical Centre in Wolverhampton.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Essington Medical Centre…Awarded
The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Essington Medical Centre in Wolverhampton.
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider Drs Libberton, Ram & Gulati, via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The provider has been providing primary medical services at this location since 2009. The continuation of this service will maintain existing capacity and access for patients in the village of Essington. There are no contracting or quality concerns that have been identified relating to the provider.
The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 5 years until 31st March 2030.
The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £1, 545, 872.70 (Annual value of £309, 174.54). These costs are subject to annual inflationary uplifts, QIF performance service payments which depends annually on the provider's performance and QOF payment calculated on an identical basis to the GMS payment regime.
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
- 31 Dec 2024, 09:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 09:33 BST
- Authority reference
AG24013- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033559- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cd25Find 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 13th January 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13th January 2025 to the following email address: primarycareteam@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk 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 Forum, Procurement Operational Group and Finance and Performance Committee. There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award. The incumbent provider was considered against the 5 key criteria and a larger weighting was given to key criteria 2 (value) and key criteria 4 (improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice). This is due to the negative quality impacts for patients in the more deprived areas of Essington with Essington being in the 4th most deprived area of South Staffordshire. . 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
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3.0.1 | 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) 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract was awarded on… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drs Libberton, Ram & Gulati | £1,545,873 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041617-2024-1 · Drs Libberton, Ram & Gulati
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,545,873
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Drs Libberton, Ram & GulatiAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.