GP Support for Discharge to Assess beds

CPV: General-practitioner services

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

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

13 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST

Last source update

13 Apr 2026, 16:08 BST

Authority reference

CWICB.D2A.PC.2026

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-033400

Classification (CPV)

General-practitioner services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG13)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-06813f Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

PSR Direct Award Process C. Justified as per the criteria detailed in Section VI.

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 28th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. 1. Quality and Innovation • D2A service ensures that patients discharged from acute settings into Pathway 2 and Pathway 3 care home placements receive timely and clinically appropriate medical oversight. • The providers delivering this service are established GP practices and PCNs with a proven track record of delivering high-quality primary care services, aligned with both NHS England priorities and local system objectives. • Providers consistently meet service KPIs, ensuring timely medical oversight for patients discharged into care settings. • Structured clinical governance frameworks support quality assurance, patient safety monitoring, and adherence to CQC standards. • Remote consultation technologies, electronic patient records, and shared care plans have enhanced efficiency, accessibility, and real-time patient management. • Named GP leads provide ongoing continuity of care, ensuring that medical input remains consistent, reducing unnecessary interventions, and enhancing patient safety. 2. Value • The remuneration model ensures financial sustainability while delivering cost-efficiencies. • The service significantly reduces hospital readmissions, freeing up acute care capacity and generating system-wide savings. • The service leverages existing GP practice infrastructure, allowing for efficient case management within named provider groups, avoiding unnecessary duplication and excess costs. 3. Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability: • Providers work closely with hospital discharge teams, care homes, primary care networks, and social care providers to ensure seamless patient transitions. • Named GP leads for each care home provide continuity of medical oversight and direct case management. • The service is fully aligned with national and regional NHS priorities, ensuring long-term service sustainability. • Providers have demonstrated workforce resilience, service adaptability, and capacity to scale up during peak demand periods. 4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice: • The service guarantees equitable access to timely medical care for all D2A patients. • Flexible consultation models support patient choice and accessibility. • By ensuring regular GP input and proactive care planning, the service helps reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions caused by unmanaged chronic conditions, medication issues, or deterioration in frailty patients. • The service aligns with NHS priorities around integrated, patient-centred care by ensuring that patients discharged into community settings maintain continuity of medical oversight. • Personalised care planning ensures that patients and families are involved in decision-making about long-term care needs. 5. Social Value: • Providers actively contribute to local workforce sustainability, supporting long-term community healthcare resilience. • Digital transformation initiatives reduce administrative burden and environmental impact. • GP-led interventions strengthen care home capacity and patient well-being. • Early intervention models improve patient outcomes, reducing reliance on emergency hospital care. Stage 3 - Provider Assessment on Likely Future Performance Assessment Against Criteria: 1. Quality and Innovation: • Providers are expected to sustain high-quality, responsive care, with continued compliance against KPI and CQC standards. • Further investments in Primary Care digital monitoring tools and electronic patient records will enhance service accessibility and efficiency. • Ongoing primary care clinical training and governance improvements will ensure continuous improvement in care quality. 2. Value: • The remuneration model will continue to provide stability while reducing pressures on acute services. 3. Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability: • Providers will deepen collaboration with system partners, embedding enhanced multi-agency working models. • Service integration will ensure resilience, adaptability, and alignment with evolving NHS priorities. 4. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice: • Expanded digital consultation models will enhance patient choice and accessibility. 5. Social Value: • Ongoing investment in workforce development will further strengthen local healthcare provision. • Sustainability initiatives will continue to reduce the environmental impact of service delivery.

40 further award records carry no date or value.

• Abbey Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84036 Kenilworth, West Midlands
• Alcester Health CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84049 Alcester, West Midlands
• Allesley Park Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M86004 Coventry, West Midlands
• Allesley Village SurgeryAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M86039 Coventry, West Midlands
• Arbury Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84003 Nuneaton, West Midlands
• Bedworth Health CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84011 Bedworth, West Midlands
• Beech Tree Medical PracticeAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84065 Rugby, West Midlands
• Bridge House Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M84014 Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands
• Broomfield Park Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: M86029 Coventry, West Midlands
• Brownsover Medical CentreAwarded supplierGB-NHS: Y06218 Rugby, West Midlands

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