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Awarded· 24 Jul 2025

The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.

Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Wellsbourne Healthcare

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:48

    View notice
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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has awarded The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to Wellsbourne Healthcare. It was awarded on 24 July 2025. The contract value is £8,126,127.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 29 August 2025. The notice number is 052601-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is engaged in a procurement process titled "The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service," focusing on the health care sector, specifically medical practice services. This contract, which is classified under services, is located in Whitehawk, Brighton. The procurement stage has reached the award phase as of 29th August 2025 with the status marked as complete.

The procurement occurred under the urgent provisions of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. To ensure continuity of service, a 12-month contract, valued at £1,463,466, was awarded to Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC, effective from 1st September 2025. This decision, supported by the NHS Sussex ICB Executive Committee, bypassed the usual competitive tendering due to urgent circumstances provided under the regime.

The notice in full

This contract is for the provision of APMS primary care GP service to the population of Whitehawk, Brighton.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This is a 12-month extension of the existing Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC contract in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime circumstance of Urgent Award to ensure continuity of service to patients following NHSE panel review while challenges are processed and next steps agreed and enacted. The additional 12-month contract value will be PS1,463,466.00 and will commence with effect from 1 Sept 2025.

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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
Wellsbourne Healthcare
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£8,126,127

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
052601-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0590d3
CPV code
85121000 - Medical practice services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
Maggie Czapiewska
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Wellsbourne Healthcare
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 The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service

Who won the The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service contract?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Wellsbourne Healthcare on 24 July 2025.

How much is the The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service contract worth?

The contract value is £8,126,127.

Who is the buyer for The Whitehawk Practice Alternative Provider Medical Service?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Maggie Czapiewska.

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