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Awarded· 25 Feb 2025

BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Luton, East

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Luton.

Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Watling Street Practice

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:47

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Luton. The contract went to Watling Street Practice. It was awarded on 25 February 2025. The contract value is £414,844.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 17 March 2025. The notice number is 009695-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04edef.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has successfully awarded a contract for the provision of Community ENT Services in Milton Keynes to Watling Street Practice, under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The contract, valued at £414,844, was signed on 25th February 2025 and is aimed at reducing inappropriate referrals to specialist services by boosting management in GP practices.

NHS England will act as the review body for this procurement, which falls outside the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process was conducted through a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition, and the award was approved by the BLMK ICB Chiefs at their Investment Oversight Group Meeting in January 2025.

The notice in full

To reduce the number of inappropriate referrals to specialist service for diagnosis and treatment, boosting management in GP practice where appropriate.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    To reduce the number of inappropriate referrals to specialist service for diagnosis and treatment, boosting management in GP practice where appropriate.

    The contract is for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2025.

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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
Watling Street Practice
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
Large

Values

Contracts value
£414,844

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
009695-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edef
CPV code
85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is based in Luton. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Luton
Town
Luton
Postcode
LU1 2LJ
Electoral ward
Central
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Delivery area
Milton Keynes
Region
East
Sub-region
Luton
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Luton, LU1 2LJ · East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Watling Street Practice
Awardee scale
Large
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 BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service

Who won the BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service contract?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Watling Street Practice on 25 February 2025.

How much is the BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service contract worth?

The contract value is £414,844.

Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Community ENT (Milton Keynes) Service?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Luton, East.

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