Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
QPM
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park
Kettering
NN156EY
UK
E-mail: agem.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF25
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb/
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
Winter ARI Hubs in Northamptonshire
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service provides additional primary care capacity of 170 appointments per day average from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision to ensure demonstrable additionally in provision.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Additional primary care capacity of an average of 170 appointments per day from Monday to Friday commencing on 1st December for a thirteen-week period. The additional capacity is to be focused on but not exclusive to acute respiratory infection presenting patients. The solution must ensure access within a reasonable geographic distance and align with existing GP Extended Access provision .
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance (i.e. that this is an urgent award).
The lifetime value of the contract is £600,000.
Contract commencement was 24th October 2025 to allow time for mobilisation. The service commenced on the 1st December 2025 until the 1st March 2026.
Northamptonshire collective at scale providers for primary care services are able to work collaboratively through contract awarded to 3Sixty Care to ensure delivery to specification and timescales can be achieved. This would not be possible through existing individual primary care providers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
/ Weighting: 100
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
3Sixty Care Partnership
DTK
Kettering
UK
NUTS: UKF25
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Funding needs to be provided through to a Primary Care to meet NHSE requirements. The service must be in place by 1st December 2025 to support winter pressures. The identified provider will disseminate funds across GP practices in the Northants Primary Care system.
An emergency award will allow services to be put in place by 1st December 2025 and provision of ARI funds will be planned into the Urgent Emergency Care budget for all future financial years in line with the PSR 2023 regulations.
The decision to award was taken at the Joint Executive Committee (JET) at NICB. No conflicts of interest were declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Venture Park
Kettering
NN15 6EY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2026