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Awarded· 27 Jan 2025

Bridging Access Service for Islington

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board · Islington, London

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Bridging Access Service for Islington. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Islington Gp Group

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:11

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 14:05

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About this tender

In brief

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Bridging Access Service for Islington. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to Islington Gp Group. It was awarded on 27 January 2025. The contract value is £1,586,200.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 February 2025. The notice number is 004747-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04d767.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Bridging Access Service in Islington, focusing on medical practice and related services. This service aims to fill the gap not covered by core general practice services or the national Primary Care Network enhanced access coverage, ensuring general practice provision from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

The procurement stage is the award stage, with the service set to commence on 1st October 2025 and last until 30th September 2027. The contract value is £793,100 per annum, totalling £1,586,200 over its duration. The direct award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and was finalised on 27th January 2025.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector, such as the Islington GP Group Limited, which has been awarded the contract, are well-suited to compete, given their flexibility and capability to meet the stringent criteria set forth by the NHS Integrated Care Board.

The notice in full

A Bridging Access Service (previously known as the Extended Access Service ) is required for Islington. This is a general practice service which contributes to ensuring general practice provision is in place from 8am to 8pm seven days a week by bridging the gap not met by either core general practice services or by the national Primary Care Network enhanced access coverage.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board intends to award to The Islington GP Group Limited, the exisitng provider, the contract for the Bridging Access Service for Islington. The service provider will be expected to maintain current contracted appointment delivery of 15,608 appointments per annum. The service will operate under an NHS Shorter-Form standard contract.

    This is an existing service. * The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is minimal change to the contract terms. The service will commence on 1st October 2025 for a duration of two years to the 30 September 2027. The contract value is PS793,100.00 per annum (lifetime value PS1,586,200).

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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
Islington Gp Group
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
£1,586,200

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
004747-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d767
CPV code
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
North London
Postcode
N1 1TH
Electoral ward
Laycock
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Delivery area
Haringey and Islington
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
London, N1 1TH · London · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Islington Gp Group
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 Bridging Access Service for Islington

Who won the Bridging Access Service for Islington contract?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Islington Gp Group on 27 January 2025.

How much is the Bridging Access Service for Islington contract worth?

The contract value is £1,586,200.

Who is the buyer for Bridging Access Service for Islington?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London.

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