Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Alpha Tower, 8th Floor, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B11TT
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
NHS Organisation Data Service
15E
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.birminghamsolihullicb.nhs.uk/
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
Enhanced Service Offer 2025/26 GPS Healthcare
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service aims to support patient access to Primary Care and to improve life expectancy for people of Birmingham and Solihull. Services are aligned to five clinical areas that are prioritised in the BSol Integrated Care Strategy 2023-2033:
• Circulatory Disease
• Infant mortality
• Respiratory Illness
• Cancer
• Mental Health
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £717,692.23
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
GPS Healthcare
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance
198 Tanworth Lane Shirley B90 4DD
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service aims to support patient access to Primary Care and to improve life expectancy for people of Birmingham and Solihull. Services are aligned to five clinical areas that are prioritised in the BSol Integrated Care Strategy 2023-2033:
• Circulatory Disease
• Infant mortality
• Respiratory Illness
• Cancer
• Mental Health
The ESO provides a consistent service framework for Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Practices to work both independently and collaboratively and at scale, in order to deliver practice specific improvements and outcomes. The ESO will support practices contribution to the delivery of local and national policy and strategic objectives i.e. Access/Digital Access, Continuity, Public Health Management (PHM) and Health Inequalities (HI), and Collaboration. Some ESO requirements will support practice actions and other areas will involve shared planning and work at Primary Care Network (PCN) or locality level to benefit from at scale development. BSol's GP Provider Support Unit (PSU) will be supporting practices, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and the six localities to work as effective networks-of-networks where leadership, common solutions and development work can be shared at a greater scale than is possible in a PCN.
An award has been made following direct award process A;
the contract provides for the services to be provided between 1st September 2025 and 31st March 2026.
With an option to extend upto a further 12 months at the sole discretion of commissioner.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provision / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: NONE / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Conflicts of interest identified among Primary Care Commissioning Programme Board: [1]. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. The conflicted member was excluded from the decision-making.
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:
The incumbent provider (Birmingham and Solihull GP practices) have successfully delivered these services to the required standard over the past 18 months and are the only suppliers who can ensure immediate continuity without disruption. Their proven track record and familiarity with the requirements ensures continuity and minimises risk.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GPS Healthcare - Tanworth Lane Surgery
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
NHS Organisation Data Service
M89003
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £717,692.23
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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. The Primary Care Commissioning and Performance Board (PCCPB) for Birmingham and Solihull ICB approved the framework for the 2025/26 Enhanced Service Offer on 11 February 2025. Conflicts of interest are declared at every PCCPB meeting and there is a standing conflict declared for Dr Mike Baker, ICB Clinical Director and GP.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Birmingham and Solihull ICB
BIRMINGHAM
Country
United Kingdom