Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]

  • NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057933

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c89a (view related notices)

Published 19 September 2025, 8:12am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board

Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Bedfordshire

SG17 5TQ

Email

claire.pickard@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH25 - Central Bedfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121100 - General-practitioner services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-040546


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

V.13

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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.ELFT have established relationships in the locality, and with the ICB team and continue to provide improved services and have an established workforce. They also work well with partners, support patients and staff well and are responsive to necessary change.The incumbent provider ELFT 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.

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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations do not apply.