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Awarded· 5 May 2025

Primary Care Medical Cover

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Preston, North West

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Primary Care Medical Cover. It is a contract for reablement in Preston.

Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Fcms (nw

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 16:36

    View notice
  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 12:46

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Primary Care Medical Cover. It is a contract for reablement in Preston. The contract went to Fcms (nw. It was awarded on 5 May 2025. The contract value is £112,994.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 December 2025. The notice number is 078900-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051656.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board seeking to provide Primary Care Medical cover services at Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre, located in Preston, United Kingdom. This contract falls under the health services category. The contract has been awarded with a start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026, valued at approximately £112,994.

The procurement stage is at Award, following a direct award process without a prior call for competition as per the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The contract award notice was confirmed on 30th May 2025. The contracting authority used a direct award process, suggesting that familiarity with the existing provider model and the ability to meet specific service criteria is advantageous.

The notice in full

The provision of Primary Care Medical cover into an Intermediate Care Facility (Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre).

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The provision of Primary Care Medical cover into an Intermediate Care Facility (Thornton House Residential Rehabilitation Centre). Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2026 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS112,994 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Reablement
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Fcms (nw
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
£112,994

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
078900-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051656
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Preston. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Preston
Town
Preston
Postcode
PR1 8XB
Electoral ward
City Centre
Constituency
Preston
Delivery area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Sub-region
Mid Lancashire
Area
Lancashire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Preston, PR1 8XB · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Fcms (nw
Awardee scale
Large
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 Primary Care Medical Cover

Who won the Primary Care Medical Cover contract?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Fcms (nw on 5 May 2025.

How much is the Primary Care Medical Cover contract worth?

The contract value is £112,994.

Who is the buyer for Primary Care Medical Cover?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston, North West.

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