Official UK procurement notice
NHSE915 Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (the Relevant Authority) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme.
Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2036
The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 3 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
CPV: General-practitioner services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider…Awarded
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process.
This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This intention to award notice is in relation to: Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme.
Leasowe Medical Centre is a general practice managed by an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. The contract will deliver primary medical services to the registered patients of Leasowe Medical Practice. This will cover the essential and additional primary medical services as specified in the General Medical Services (GMS) contract to ensure consistency in core care provision, in addition to any enhanced services detailed within the APMS specification. The Provider will deliver the Special Allocation Scheme as part of this APMS specification and will also have voluntary access to sign up to local incentive schemes as commissioned by the commissioner.
Contract Start Date: 01 April 2026
Contract End Date: 31 March 2036
The contract term is for an initial period of 4 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 3 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has a set price of £112.50 for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. This amount will be reduced by 4.75% to account for the Out of Hours opt-outs resulting in a net price per weighted patient of £107.16. This capitation payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations.
Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) will be paid under the same arrangements as GMS Practices. The ICB has pre-populated the estimated revenue for QOF based on the 2024/25 price per point, the practices list size and the National Average list size as of 1st January 2025. The calculation assumes full achievement of 635 points.
Therefore, the estimated revenue for Year 1 is £339,549 per annum, and £337,048 per annum for Years 2-10 of the contract. The total revenues for the full 10 year contract term are £3,372,990.
This is an Existing Service and a new provider. Additional information: Please note: The contract notice referenced in Section IV.2.1 is incorrect for this service. Due to an administrative error, the correct notice cannot be linked directly. The correct contract notice for NHSE915 - Leasowe Medical Practice APMS and Special Allocation Scheme is 2025/S 000-011939.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Quality and Innovation: 20%
- Integration and Collaboration: 25%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20%
- Performance Management: 5%
- Mobilisation: 5%
- Business Continuity: 5%
- Finance: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Quality and Innovation: 20
- Integration and Collaboration: 25
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20
- Social Value: 10
- Performance Management: 5
- Mobilisation: 5
- Business Continuity: 5
- Finance: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jul 2024, 17:32 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 09:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
NHSE915- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04837dFind a Tender
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 Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 28 August 2025. Any representations should be sent via the Atamis messaging portal and/or via email to necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net . The individuals making the award decision are: • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (NHS C&M ICB) Wirral Place Leadership Team; • NHS C&M ICB Wirral Place Primary Care Group; • NHS C&M ICB System Primary Care Committee; • Senior Partnerships and Transformation Manager - Primary Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Principal Partnerships and Transformation Manager - Primary Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Chief Executive Officer, Healthwatch Wirral; • Clinical Director, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place); • Deputy Chief Pharmacist, NHS C&M ICB; • Head of Digital Operations NHS C&M ICB; • Head of Data Protection & Information Governance, MIAA; • Head of Finance, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). Conflicts of interest were completed by all involved in the process. There was a conflict of interest identified regarding the Clinical Lead for Planned Care, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). A mitigating action was taken, and they were removed from the evaluation process. There was a potential conflict of interest identified regarding the Clinical Director, NHS C&M ICB (Wirral Place). This was reviewed once the competition had closed and it was agreed the individual had no actual conflicts with the providers who submitted a competition response. There were no further conflicts of interest identified. The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information. The Relevant Authority considered the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined below and detailed within in the provider response documentation. Quality and Innovation - 20% Value (Finance) - 10% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 25% Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 20% Social Value - 10%. The Relevant Authority considered the key criteria in relation to the service requirements and documented the assessment. The Relevant Authority considered each key criterion against the service requirements and recorded its relative importance. The Relevant Authority assigned a "Relative Importance" score to each key criterion, producing a total score to guide commissioners on the appropriate weightings. This process supported the mapping of the five key criteria to the competition questions. The successful provider was selected based on offering the most advantageous Provider response by scoring the highest combined score for quality and finance (5 key criteria), evaluated against the published evaluation criteria as detailed within the provider response documentation. As a result, they are the recommended provider and it is the Relevant Authority's intention to award a contract, following completion of the standstill period.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
13 Sept 2024 → 10 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published10 Sept 2025, 09:41 BST
Notice history
5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2024- Status changed to active13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST13 Sept 2024, 08:42 BST
- Status changed to complete13 Dec 2024, 09:56 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Aug 2025, 08:44 BST
Published amendments (2)
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 the competitive process. The contract will comme…
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now been formally awarded using the PSR Competitive Process. 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 Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regul…
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2024-12: 1 release · 13 Dec 2024
- 2024-09: 1 release · 13 Sept 2024
- 2024-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustNHSE1012 Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service | £16,952,000 † | — | Awarded |
| One Wirral CICLeasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme. | £3,372,990 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Leasowe Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme. · One Wirral CIC
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £3,372,990
- Status
- active
NHSE1012 Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service · Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2024
- Value
- £16,952,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS England North West Health and JusticeContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body
- NHSE North West Health and Justice TeamReview body
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)Process contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- One Wirral CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.