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Awarded· 27 Feb 2025

Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.

Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Care Unbound

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:35

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to Care Unbound. It was awarded on 27 February 2025. The contract value is £180,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 5 March 2025. The notice number is 008105-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e9e7.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has initiated a procurement process for providing additional primary care capacity, specifically focusing on out-of-hours base visits at Royal Sussex County Hospital. This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulation 2023 and operates outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Regulations 2024.

The notice, published on 5 March 2025, marks the start of a standstill period that concludes on 17 March 2025. The contract, valued at £720,000 per annum, is set to run from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025, contingent on representations received by the Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer and the Director of Strategic Commissioning, NHS Sussex ICB.

The weighted evaluation criteria prioritise quality and innovation, integration, collaboration, service sustainability, access, health inequalities reduction, and social value. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) focusing on healthcare can leverage this tender to expand their reach and enhance their market presence within the Sussex region.

The notice in full

Delivery of a proportion of Urgent Treatment Centre provision at Royal Sussex County Hospital. 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 or the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net (Reference no. C231755) by midnight (23:59) on 17/03/25.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This direct award is for a maximum period of 3 months, from 1/4/25 to 30/6/25. The service value is PS720,000 per annum.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Delivery of a proportion of UTC provision at Royal Sussex County Hospital. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. 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 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net (Reference no. C231755) by midnight (23:59) on 17/03/25.

    This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This direct award is for a maximum period of 3 months, from 1/4/25 to 30/6/25. The service value is PS720,00 per annum.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Care Unbound
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£180,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
008105-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9e7
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Robert Kitt
Phone
+44 7823534547
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England
Call +44 7823534547

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Care Unbound
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits

Who won the Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits contract?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Care Unbound on 27 February 2025.

How much is the Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits contract worth?

The contract value is £180,000.

Who is the buyer for Additional Primary Care Capacity - Out of hours Base Visits?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Robert Kitt, on +44 7823534547.

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