Coming up· published 15 Aug 2025
EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is planning EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 11:23
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is planning EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £3,801,540.
Find a Tender published it on 15 August 2025. The notice number is 049105-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0588d8. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is conducting an early market engagement for the procurement of General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham, and Cauldwell Health Centres. This prior information notice addresses services in the healthcare industry, specifically under the industry category of general-practitioner services. Located in Bedfordshire, these services are in the planning stage with an expectation of commencement on 1st February 2026.
Key stakeholders are encouraged to express their interest by 12:00 PM on 29th August 2025 via the designated e-tendering portal. Further information is available through the market engagement presentation and materials provided on the portal. The contract is divided into three lots, targeting health centres in strategic locations—Luton and Cauldwell areas—ensuring service stability with perpetual contracts post commencement.
The notice in full
*This is a Prior Information Notice*
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU) on behalf of NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) (referred to as the Commissioner) wish to inform the market of future procurement opportunities (multiple lots) and is seeking expressions of interest from providers who are eligible to hold a General Medical Services contract to deliver primary medical services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres as a General Medical Services Contract.
The lots are as below:
Lot 1 - Kingsway
Lot 2 - Bramingham
Lot 3 - Cauldwell
The Commissioners would like to invite providers to register their interest via the Atamis e-tendering portal. All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. A recorded Market Engagement Presentation and slides are accessible on the Atamis e-tendering portal.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The Commissioner has reached a strategic decision supported by NHS England to award GMS contracts in this locality to provide service stability for residents.
This notice is purely for expressions of interest from providers who are eligible to hold a General Medical Services contract to deliver primary medical services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres. The proposed Lotting structure is 3 Lots and are detailed as per the below:
Lot 1- Kingsway Health Centre:
The Kingsway Health Centre in Luton holds a weighted patient list size of 10105.44. The annual value of this contract is PS1,560,652.00 and is subject to contractual changes in line with GMS contracts.
Service Commencement is expected to be from the 1st February 2026 and shall be in perpetuity.
Lot 2 - Bramingham Health Centre:
The Bramingham Health Centre in Luton holds a weighted patient list size of 5835.68. The annual value of this contract is PS901,244.00 and is subject to contractual changes in line with GMS contracts. Service Commencement is expected to be from the 1st February 2026 and shall be in perpetuity.
Lot 3 - Cauldwell Health Centre:
The Cauldwell Health Centre holds a weighted patient list size of 9396.21. The annual value of this contract is PS1,339,644.00 and is subject to contractual changes in line with GMS contracts. Service Commencement is expected to be from the 1st February 2026 and shall be in perpetuity.
Please note the deadline for expressing an interest is 12:00PM (Mid-day) on 29th August 2025. Additional information: It is the expectation of the commissioner that providers will review the Market Engagement presentation and Practice Profile provided in order to inform their responses to the pre-market engagement questionnaire.
Please note the Contract Notice Publish date is only indicative at this time and is subject to change.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £3,801,540
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 049105-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0588d8
- 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
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Central Bedfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Stacey Thrower
- Address
- Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres
When will the EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres tender open?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres contract worth?
The estimated value is £3,801,540.
Who is the buyer for EOI: General Medical Services at Kingsway, Bramingham & Cauldwell Health Centres?
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. The named contact is Stacey Thrower.
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