Official UK procurement notice
Ivel 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 Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in…Awarded
The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Ivel Medical Centre in Biggleswade.
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Ocimum Healthcare Ltd (formerly known as Malzeard Road Medical Centre) 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 Health checks at Ivel Medical Centre.
The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 4 years until 31st March 2029.
The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £6,235,413.12 (Annual value of £1,433,384.37) 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, 10:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2025, 08:50 BST
- Authority reference
AG24014- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055633- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c898Find 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. Ocimum Healthcare Ltd have established relationships in the locality, and with the ICB team and continue to provide improved services and have an established local workforce. They also work well with partners, support patients and staff well and are responsive to necessary change. The incumbent provider Ocimum Healthcare Ltd 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 updated11 Sept 2025, 08:50 BST
Published 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocimum Healthcare LtdSME | £6,235,413 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040544-2024-1 · Ocimum Healthcare LtdSME
- Signed
- 18 Oct 2024
- Value
- £6,235,413
- 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- Ocimum Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.