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Awarded· 14 Jul 2025

Clacton Community Practices APMS

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board · Ipswich, East of England

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Clacton Community Practices APMS. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich.

Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Ranworth Partnership

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 12:53

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 13:54

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded Clacton Community Practices APMS. It is a contract for other health and social care in Ipswich. The contract went to Ranworth Partnership. It was awarded on 14 July 2025. The contract value is £13,786,060.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 November 2025. The notice number is 078104-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058185.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for the "Clacton Community Practices APMS" contract, classified under the medical practice and related services category. The procurement was conducted using a direct award process as outlined by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the final award made on 5th August 2025.

This contract, set to begin on 1st March 2026 and potentially extend through to 28th February 2030, will be delivered primarily within Clacton on Sea, UKH34. The total anticipated value of the contract is approximately £13,786,060 excluding VAT. This stands as a key contract within the services procurement category, focusing on core and enhanced medical services.

Ranworth Partnership Ltd, an SME, has been identified as the supplier for this contract, showcasing an opportunity for similar small to medium-sized enterprises to engage with integrated care boards for substantial service delivery. The procurement process did not require publication of a call for competition, highlighting the need for pre-established credibility and proven performance in similar engagements.

The notice in full

The provider will deliver the core and mandatory requirements as set out in the alternative provider medical services contract. Directed enhanced services and local enhanced services will also be offered.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Reprovision of existing service. Contract start date: 1 March 2026 to 28 Feb 2028. Maximum contract term expiry date - 28 Feb 2030, if maximum optional extension of 2 years is applied.

    NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

    The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice.

    The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time.

    Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Ranworth Partnership
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
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Values

Contracts value
£13,786,060

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
078104-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058185
CPV code
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is based in Ipswich. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Ipswich
Town
Ipswich
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Electoral ward
Gipping
Constituency
Ipswich
Delivery area
Essex Haven Gateway
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Ipswich
Area
Suffolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Caryn Akers
Address
Ipswich, IP1 2BX · East of England · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Ranworth Partnership
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 Clacton Community Practices APMS

Who won the Clacton Community Practices APMS contract?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Ranworth Partnership on 14 July 2025.

How much is the Clacton Community Practices APMS contract worth?

The contract value is £13,786,060.

Who is the buyer for Clacton Community Practices APMS?

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Ipswich, East of England. The named contact is Caryn Akers.

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