Official UK procurement notice
The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service
Authority: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of APMS primary care GP service to the population of Whitehawk, Brighton.
CPV: Medical practice services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in…Awarded
This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award to ensure continuity of service to patients following NHSE panel review while challenges are processed and next steps agreed and enacted. The additional 12-month contract value will be £1,463,466.00 and will commence with effect from 1 Sept 2025.
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
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 16:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052601- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Justification as to why this award was made under an urgent circumstance (i.e. why Regulation 14 was applied): Continuation of the existing service in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award is as a direct result of a Representation to the tender resulting in the recommendation from the NHSE PSR Panel to abandon the procurement process and to continue with a 12-month contract with the incumbent provider. The additional 12-month contract value will be £1,463,466.00. This decision has been made to ensure continuity of service to local patients from 1st September 2025. The procurement is approved by the Chair of the Procurement and Provider Selection Steering Group, the Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer and the NHS Sussex ICB Executive Committee. No conflicts of interest have been identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC | £8,126,127 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 052601-2025-1 · Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2025
- Value
- £8,126,127
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wellsbourne Healthcare CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.