Awarded· 17 Oct 2024
Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft
2024
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:07
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 07:12
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft. It was awarded on 17 October 2024. The contract value is £6,485,185.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 September 2025. The notice number is 057933-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04c89a.
Summary of the contracting process
In a recent procurement update, NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board initiated a tender process for the provision of primary medical services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The process, initially planned as a direct award via a limited procurement method, was eventually abandoned, with no contract awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Prior to the abandonment, the intention was to award the contract to the existing provider, East London NHS Foundation Trust, covering services like cervical screening and immunisations. The contract, valued at approximately £6,485,185.13, was to commence on 1 April 2025 for six years. The first procurement stage indicated was the award, detailed in a notice published on 17 December 2024.
The notice in full
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre in Bedford. NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, East London NHS Foundation Trust via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The incumbent provider has been delivering Core Primary Care services including Cervical Screening, Immunisations and Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as enhanced services including Primary Care Framework, Minor Surgery, Weight Management and Learning Disability Healthchecks at Cauldwell Medical Centre. The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 6 years until 31st March 2031.
The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be PS6,485,185.13 (Annual value of PS1,042,589.57) and is subject to national negotiations of primary care medical services.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft
- 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
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £6,485,185
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
- 057933-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c89a
- CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Electoral ward
- Shefford
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Delivery area
- East (England)
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Central Bedfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]
Who won the Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C] contract?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft on 17 October 2024.
How much is the Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C] contract worth?
The contract value is £6,485,185.
Who is the buyer for Cauldwell Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
Get ready for the next round
Contracts like this come back. We help care providers build the evidence, policies and case studies a buyer scores, so you are ready when the re-tender opens.
What to do next
- This contract has been awarded.
- A re-tender usually follows near the end.
- Build your evidence and case studies now.
- Keep your policies and training records current.
Bidding for contracts like this
Other tenders in Central Bedfordshire
- NHS Health Checks Outreach for Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire CouncilCentral Bedfordshire
- Ivel Medical Centre APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]Central Bedfordshire
- BLMK ICB Crisis Cafe & Peer Support ServiceCentral Bedfordshire
- BLMK ICB Community and Mental Health ServicesCentral Bedfordshire
- BLMK ICB Young Person Wellbeing ServiceCentral Bedfordshire
- BLMK Specialised Acquired Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation ServiceCentral Bedfordshire
- BLMK ICB Adults Community Health Service - LutonCentral Bedfordshire
- BLMK ICB Integrated Community Dermatology Service - Milton KeynesCentral Bedfordshire
Browse by sector
- All open health and social care tendersThe full feed, updated every 30 minutes.
- Tender sectors we coverWhat each sector buys and how bids are scored.
- Supported living tendersSupport for adults in their own tenancies.
- Extra care tendersHousing with care staff on site.
- Reablement tendersShort-term help to regain everyday skills.
- Residential care and care home tendersCare home and nursing home beds.
- Domiciliary care tendersCare visits in people's own homes.
- Children and young people tendersChildren's homes, placements and short breaks.
Get help with your bid
- Health and social care tender writingWe write and review your bid.
- Guidance on managing a bidPlan a bid from notice to submission.
- Providers we have helped win contractsContracts our clients have won.
- What the Procurement Act 2023 changes for care tenders
- Book a consultation about this tenderTalk this tender through with us.