Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
Bristol
BS16AG
Contact
Jamie Mackay
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre - Regulation 14 Urgent Contract Modification
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Following the unforeseeable need to abandon a previous procurement process for Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) in to Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB ("BNSSG ICB") have made an urgent contract modification in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Regulations for the provision of the aforementioned services.
The modification is strictly to the term of the contract and is for 12-months to ensure the continuity of essential services whilst BNSSG ICB carries out a further procurement process in accordance with PSR Regulations to secure a long-term provider.
The current contract is for the provision of the full range of primary medical services to a registered population of patients. Graham Road Surgery is situated in the Weston Super Mare Central ward of North Somerset, whilst Horizon Health Centre is situated in the Weston Super Mare South ward.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,471,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following the unforeseeable need to abandon a previous procurement process for Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) in to Graham Road Surgery and Horizon Health Centre, NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB ("BNSSG ICB") have made an urgent contract modification in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Regulations for the provision of the aforementioned services.
The modification is strictly to the term of the contract and is for 12-months to ensure the continuity of essential services whilst BNSSG ICB carries out a further procurement process in accordance with PSR Regulations to secure a long-term provider.
The current contract is for the provision of the full range of primary medical services to a registered population of patients. Graham Road Surgery is situated in the Weston Super Mare Central ward of North Somerset, whilst Horizon Health Centre is situated in the Weston Super Mare South ward.
The contract extension will start from 1st June 2025 and will run for 12-months up to 31st May 2026.
The extension value is £3.471m and will modify the contracts total value from £19.406m over 6.5 years to £22.876m over 7.5 years.
NHS BNSSG ICB had previously attempted a substantial, PSR compliant competitive process but had to abandon that process at the point of evaluation for reasons they would not have been able to foresee.
BNSSG ICB have subsequently made an urgent contract modification in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Regulations for the provision of the aforementioned services.
The decision to make this urgent modification under PSR 2023 Regulations to Pier Health Group Limited has been made by the BNSSG ICB Board and supported by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract modification has been made compliantly with Regulation 14 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023 Regulations.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Pier Health Group Limited
17-18 Leach Road, Chard Business Park
Somerset
TA20 1FA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Companies House
11554806
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,471,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This publication has been made under a F15 Voluntary ex ante transparency notice template but is reflective of an F20 Modification Notice. We were unable to publish under an F20 notice template as we were unable to link to the original contract notice, which is 2021/S 000-000244.
For any queries please contact the procurement lead Jamie Mackay - jamie.mackay1@nhs.net
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom