Provision of General Medical Services at Tollgate Practice, Colchester

What this is

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board seeks a qualified provider to deliver General Medical Services (GMS) at Tollgate Practice in Stanway, Colchester. The contract covers primary medical services for approximately 10,206 registered patients, with an estimated value of GBP 21.9 million. The procurement follows caretaker arrangements and aims to secure long-term stable primary care provision.

Key points

• Competitive procurement under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for GMS contract at Tollgate Practice, Colchester
• Estimated value GBP 21.9 million for primary medical services to ~10,206 registered patients
• Provider must deliver full range of nationally prescribed GMS services including clinical governance, workforce management, and local health integration
• Contract follows caretaker period and aims to secure long-term stable primary care provision
• Patient list subject to future adjustments in line with national GMS arrangements
• Procurement triggered by need to address historical quality and regulatory concerns at the practice

Who can bid

Suitably qualified and experienced providers capable of delivering safe, effective, sustainable and accessible primary medical services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

Money

Estimated contract value GBP 21,896,492 based on weighted patient list of approximately 8,832 (actual patient list 10,206)

Performance guarantee

Provider must maintain clinical governance, workforce management, patient access requirements, and integration with local health and care services

Contract period

Long-term GMS contract with patient list management and nationally prescribed service requirements; subject to future list size adjustments in line with national GMS arrangements

Classification

CPV 85100000 — Health services 85121100 — General-practitioner services East of EnglandColchester, Essex, England