Essington Medical Practice APMS Contract [Direct Award Process C]

Description

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) are awarding an APMS contract for the Provision of Primary Medical Services at Essington Medical Centre in Wolverhampton. Lot 1: The contract is to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Essington Medical Centre in Wolverhampton. NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider Drs Libberton, Ram & Gulati, via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider has been providing primary medical services at this location since 2009. The continuation of this service will maintain existing capacity and access for patients in the village of Essington. There are no contracting or quality concerns that have been identified relating to the provider. The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 5 years until 31st March 2030. The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £1, 545, 872.70 (Annual value of £309, 174.54). These costs are subject to annual inflationary uplifts, QIF performance service payments which depends annually on the provider's performance and QOF payment calculated on an identical basis to the GMS payment regime.