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Contract Award Notice

Provision of General Medical Services (GMS) at Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft (Lot 1) and Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth (Lot 2)

  • First published: 01 August 2026
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Authority ID:
AA83057
Publication date:
01 August 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) Contract to provide primary medical services and other services from 1st October 2026 following a robust Competitive Process to the following Providers;<br/><br/>Rosedale Surgery for Lot 1 - Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft<br/><br/>East Norfolk Medical Practice for Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth: <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight on Wednesday 12th August 2026.<br/><br/>Please note the Contracting Authority is listed according to previous ICB structures. NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board now form part of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

8th Floor, County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

UK

Contact person: Claire Pickard

E-mail: claire.pickard@nhs.net

NUTS: UKH15

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.improvinglivesnw.org.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of General Medical Services (GMS) at Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft (Lot 1) and Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth (Lot 2)

Reference number: AG25512

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85121100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) Contract to provide primary medical services and other services from 1st October 2026 following a robust Competitive Process to the following Providers;<br/><br/>Rosedale Surgery for Lot 1 - Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Lowestoft<br/><br/>East Norfolk Medical Practice for Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre, Great Yarmouth: <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight on Wednesday 12th August 2026.<br/><br/>Please note the Contracting Authority is listed according to previous ICB structures. NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board now form part of Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 1 616 432.00  GBP

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

C. Key Criteria - Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85121100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKH14


Main site or place of performance:

Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre, Kirkley Rise, Clifton Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HF

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to Rosedale Surgery for the provision of primary medical services and other services at Kirkley Mill Surgery following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This will be a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity and the service commencement date is 1st October 2026.<br/><br/>The annual contract value will be £900,456 based on (i) a weighted list size of 7,664.68 as of 1st October 2025 and (ii) after the 4.75% deduction for Out of Hours (OOH) (as IC24 deliver the OOH service across Norfolk & Waveney).<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to an existing provider.<br/><br/>Please note in terms of the awarded contract value advertised, this is a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity so the figure of £900, 456 is based on the per annum amount.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 2: Value: / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Services Sustainability / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 5: Social Value: / Weighting: 10

Price / Weighting:  0

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

D. Key Criteria - Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85121100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKH15


Main site or place of performance:

Nelson Medical Centre, Pasteur Rd, Great Yarmouth NR31 0DW

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Norfolk & Suffolk Integrated Care Board intends to award a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to East Norfolk Medical Practice for the provision of primary medical services and other services at Nelson Medical Centre following a robust Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This will be a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity and the service commencement date is Wednesday 1st October 2026.<br/><br/>The annual contract value will be £715,976 based on (i) a weighted list size of 6,094.38 as of 1st October 2025 and (ii) after the 4.75% deduction for Out of Hours (OOH) (as IC24 deliver the OOH service across Norfolk & Waveney).<br/><br/>This is an existing service and has been awarded to a new provider.<br/><br/>Please note in terms of the awarded contract value advertised, this is a General Medical Services (GMS) contract held in perpetuity so the figure of £715, 976 is based on the per annum amount.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 2: Value: / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 5: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability / Weighting: 20

Price / Weighting:  0

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2026/S 000-010198

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Title: Lot 1: Kirkley Mill Surgery at Kirkley Mill Health Centre

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27/07/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rosedale Surgery

Rosedale Surgery Ashburnham Way

Lowestoft

NR338LG

UK

Telephone: +44 7493072385

NUTS: UKH14

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 900 456.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: Lot 2 - Nelson Medical Centre

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27/07/2026

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

East Norfolk Medical Practice

14 Lawn Avenue

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

NR30 1QP

UK

Telephone: +44 1493745050

NUTS: UKH15

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 715 976.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight (24:00) on Thursday 13th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C410313 - COMP: GMS Services at Kirkley Mill Surgery & Nelson Medical Centre.<br/><br/>The evaluation panel completed individual evaluations for assigned questions and took part in moderation to agree and finalise scores and rationales. The panel comprised of the following representatives from Norfolk & Suffolk ICB.<br/><br/>o Director of Primary Care<br/>o Associate Director of Primary Care Commissioning <br/>o Head of Primary Care Commissioning (Dental and General Practice)<br/>o Lead Senior Primary Care Commissioning Manager – GP Medical<br/>o Senior Primary Care Commissioning Manager (GP Medical)<br/>o Head of Finance <br/>o Senior Lead Primary Care Estates Manager<br/>o Associate Director of Digital<br/>o Head of Primary Care Workforce Transformation<br/>o Primary Care Commissioning Manager<br/>o Head of Place Development<br/>o Senior Lead of Place Resilience - West Norfolk <br/>o Senior Primary Care Contract Manager<br/>o Senior nurse for POD small contracts <br/>o Associate Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation (Chief Pharmacist)<br/>o Head of Place Development, Partnerships and Planning<br/>o Delegated Primary Care Finance Manager<br/>o Place Transformation & Delivery Manager<br/>o Senior Programme Manager - Health Inequalities & VCSE Partnering<br/>o Delegated Primary Care – medical (GP)<br/>o Primary Care Commissioning Officer<br/>o Clinical Steward West (until 31st March 2026 and GP Partner from 1st April 2026).<br/><br/>The award decision makers are Executive Committee, NHS Norfolk & Suffolk ICB and Executive Management Team, NHS Norfolk & Suffolk ICB.<br/><br/>At the outset of the process, Two individuals declared potential/perceived conflicts with organisations. However, these were not deemed relevant for this procurement process as the organisations named did not express an interest or bid for the tender opportunity. The GP Clinical Advisor declared that they had previously worked with one of the bidding organisations approximately 6 years ago as part of an ICB funded project. This declaration was reviewed by the ICB Corporate Governance team in line with ICB policy. Due to the nature of the engagement and the period of time that has passed, the Authority was satisfied that the previous connection did not represent a conflict of interest. For confirmation, the GP Clinical Advisor scored 3 of the tender questions and was part of a panel of 3 evaluators on each of those questions.<br/><br/>The Basic Selection Criteria Questions were Pass/Fail and the weightings for the Key Criteria Questions were as follows and were scored on a 0-5 scoring mechanism;<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation: 30.00%<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value: 20.00% (with 1 Pass/Fail question)<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 20.00%<br/>Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20.00%<br/>Key Criteria 5: Social Value: 10.00% <br/><br/>The preferred Provider for each Lot was awarded the contract based on the highest overall weighted score for Key Criteria and meeting all of the Basic Selection Criteria.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Independent patient choice and procurement panel

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Derby

DE1 3QT

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

31/07/2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85121100 General-practitioner services Medical practice services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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claire.pickard@nhs.net
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