Official UK procurement notice
Special Allocation Service (SAS) to Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") is directly awarding a contract following direct award process A to a new provider for the provision of Special Allocation Service (SAS) - Primary Medical Services to those patients who are restricted from mainstream Primary Care due to unacceptable behaviours.
The service will be responsible for provision of:
- medical services for patients who have been removed from their GP practice and allocated to the SAS scheme
- support for rehabilitation of registered patients to address underlying causes of violent or aggressive behaviour and encourage and support facilitation of return to general practice
- a multi-disciplinary holistic service that provides safe, secure and appropriate access to SAS registered patients within Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.
- vaccinations and immunisations, contraceptive services, maternity medical services (excluding intra-partum care), cervical screening services and minor surgery for registered SAS patients
The service will be contactable by telephone during Core Hours Monday to Friday 08:00-18:30 (excluding bank holidays)
CPV: General-practitioner services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("the…Awarded
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") is directly awarding a contract following direct award process A to a new provider, Abbey Meads Medical Practice, for the provision of a Special Allocation Service (SAS).
Primary Medical Services to be provided to those patients who are restricted from mainstream Primary Care due to unacceptable behaviours.
Contract awarded in accordance with Regulation 7 of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Contract start date: 1 January 2026
Duration: 14 months (Expiry Date: 31 March 2027)
Total value of contract award: £175,000
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 10:55 BST
- Authority reference
PROCADV0028- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047639- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a090Find 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) contract award notice under Direct Award Process A. 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 or the Procurement Act (2023) do not apply to this award.
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. The decision to award this contract was approved on 19 December 2025 in accordance with BSW ICB Delegated Financial Limits (DFLs). Conflicts of interest identified at this time: 0.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Meads Medical Practice | £175,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 047639-2026-1 · Abbey Meads Medical Practice
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £175,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Abbey Meads Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.