Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Special Allocation Scheme (SAS)
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board · Cornwall, South West
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board has awarded Special Allocation Scheme (SAS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Kernow Health
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:05
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:44
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board has awarded Special Allocation Scheme (SAS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall. The contract went to Kernow Health. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £449,750.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 16 June 2025. The notice number is 032533-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0520e2.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board has concluded the procurement process for the "Special Allocation Scheme (SAS)" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract, valued at an estimated £449,750, has been awarded via a direct award process. The procurement falls within the services category, specifically focusing on general-practitioner services.
The contract period commences on 1st April 2025 and runs until 31st March 2028, with an option to extend until 31st March 2030. Located in Cornwall, UK, this process was executed without prior publication, involving a provider already fulfilling the existing contract, thus ensuring continuity of service delivery from the same supplier, Kernow Health CIC.
Enterprises with strong competencies in quality and innovation, integration capabilities, and approaches to improving access and social value stand to benefit from this tender. With criteria weighted heavily on improving access (30%) and quality and innovation (25%), businesses should demonstrate robust service models and innovative solutions addressing these areas.
The direct award process reflects a strategic aim to maintain service standards, making it optimal for established providers in the healthcare sector to leverage their current contracts and expertise for growth.
The notice in full
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Estimated lifetime value of the contract is PS449,750.00
Start date 1/4/2025 until 31/3/2028 with the option to extend until 31/03/2030.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This service provides a secure environment in which patients who have been violent or aggressive in their GP practice can receive general medical services. The scheme provides general medical services to patients who meet the criteria for inclusion into the scheme and cannot be used for any other circumstance.
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C.
Estimated lifetime value of the contract is PS449,750.00
Start date 1/4/2025 until 31/3/2028 with the option to extend until 31/03/2030.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Kernow Health
- 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
- £449,750
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
- 032533-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0520e2
- CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Town
- Plymouth
- Postcode
- PL31 2FR
- Electoral ward
- Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Delivery area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Procurement Team
- Phone
- +44 1726627800
- Address
- Cornwall, PL31 2FR · South West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Kernow Health
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Special Allocation Scheme (SAS)
Who won the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) contract?
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Kernow Health on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) contract worth?
The contract value is £449,750.
Who is the buyer for Special Allocation Scheme (SAS)?
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board, based in Cornwall, South West. The named contact is Procurement Team, on +44 1726627800.
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 Cornwall
- Individual Patient package (IPP)Cornwall
- Diagnostics-Clinical Imaging (non-AQP only)Cornwall
- Individual Placement and Support - Severe Mental IllnessCornwall
- Homecare 2024-27 Penwith RespiteCornwall
- Housing and Support SolutionsCornwall
- Specialist consultant in medicine for palliative care advice for clinicians.Cornwall
- MHLD IPPCornwall
- MHLD IPPCornwall
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.