Official UK procurement notice
GP Out of Hours Service (North Lincolnshire)
Authority: NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of GP Out of Hours services in North Lincolnshire. The service provides GP OOH services, as applicable during an out of hours period, to patients registered in North Lincolnshire where it would not be reasonable for the patient to wait for the services to be available from their registered GP practice during opening hours.
The GP Out of Hours Service will
- work with health and care system partners across primary, community, mental health, acute and social care to provide support and advice to individuals with the aim of avoiding A&E attendances and hospital admissions, where clinically appropriate.
- Provide a face-to-face service and telephone-based treatment and advice to patients where NHS 111 triage has determined that a more in-depth clinical assessment is required by a GP/other professional, or home visit is required.
- Provide acute management of exacerbations of long-term conditions, including supporting people to use any prescribed rescue medication in line with care plans.
- Provide bookable appointments directly by both NHS111.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 Sept 2025, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2025, 07:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061110- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c30Find 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59hrs on 30 September 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23:59hrs 30 September 2025. Provider representations in relation to this intention to award notice should be submitted in writing to hnyicb.procurement@nhs.net This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The contract award was approved by the Chief Operating Officer (Acting) and the Deputy Director of Finance and Investment. No conflicts of interest have been declared in relation to the contract award. The criteria applied to this intention to award was: Basic Selection Criteria - Mandatory and Discretionary Grounds - Suitability to pursue activity - Technical and Professional Ability Key Criteria Quality - 25% Innovation - 15% Value - 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15% Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 15% Social Value - 10% NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has conducted an assessment of the Provider against the stated Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria and considers that the existing provider is satisfying its current existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextVI.3 | — | 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 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. • Contract term - 1 Octo… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safecare Network LimitedSME | £1,908,234 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057311-2025-1 · Safecare Network LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,908,234
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safecare Network LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.