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Awarded· 10 Apr 2025

BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Bristol, City of, South West

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has awarded BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.

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

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Gp Care

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:40

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 11:11

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has awarded BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The contract went to Gp Care. It was awarded on 10 April 2025. The contract value is £4,950,460.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 30 April 2025. The notice number is 017938-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05036b.

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process managed by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board focuses on the provision of community urology services for the period from 2025 to 2029. This service, titled "BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology," falls under the category of urologist services and aims to deliver rapid access and diagnostic solutions in non-hospital settings across six GP localities.

The procurement, conducted under a Provider Selection Regime (PSR), involved a direct award process and resulted in a contract awarded to GP Care UK Limited for a total value of £4,950,460. The procurement stage as of 30th April 2025 is the contract award, which commenced on 1st April 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2029.

The location entails regions within Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, enhancing the healthcare pathway from primary through to secondary care. The contract, awarded through a limited procurement method as stipulated by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, highlights the emphasis on quality, innovation, and social value.

The structured integration between primary, community, and secondary care providers underscores the potential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector to leverage their expertise in delivering focused, community-based health solutions.

The notice in full

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (via Direct Award C). The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities.

The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs. The service includes:

  • A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider.
  • The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days.
  • An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service.
  • Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription.
  • Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    BNSSG ICB ("The Commissioner") is to commission a service for rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs.

    The BNSSG Community Urology Service will provide rapid access, one stop assessment and diagnostic service for routine urological conditions, delivered in non-hospital settings linked to the six BNSSG GP Localities. The service will work in an integrated way with other providers of urology services in primary, community and secondary care to provide patients with the most appropriate urology pathway to meets their needs. The service includes:

    • A triage service where all non 2 week wait referrals are triaged by the Provider with support from the BNSSG Referral Support Service. This ensures that all patients appropriate for community services will be seen by the provider and any urgent or acute referrals are sent on to an Acute provider.
    • The BNSSG Urology advice and guidance service with 100% of requests being responded to within 7 working days.
    • An assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for patients with routine and urgent non-cancerous urological conditions. The service is primarily a 'one stop' service.
    • Prescribing medication where necessary, using the BNSSG formulary guidelines, rather than sending patients back to their GP for a prescription.
    • Provide follow-up appointments and management plans where clinically appropriate.

    The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider GP Care UK Limited in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The total value of the contract is PS4,950,460.00 for a four-year contract length. There will be no extension period included in the contract.

    The four-year period will commence on 1st April 2025. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

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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
Gp Care
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£4,950,460

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
017938-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05036b
CPV code
85121292 - Urologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is based in Bristol, City of. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Town
Bristol
Postcode
BS1 6AG
Electoral ward
Central
Constituency
Bristol Central
Delivery area
Bristol, City of, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Sub-region
Bristol, City of
Area
West of England
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Bristol, BS1 6AG · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Gp Care
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 BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology

Who won the BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology contract?

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Gp Care on 10 April 2025.

How much is the BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology contract worth?

The contract value is £4,950,460.

Who is the buyer for BNSSG 2025 - 2029 - GP Care Community Urology?

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, based in Bristol, City of, South West.

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