Awarded contract

Bridging Access Service for Islington

Details

Value
£1,586,200
Topic
Medical practice and related services
Published
30 January 2025

Tender description

A Bridging Access Service (previously known as the Extended Access Service ) is required for Islington. This is a general practice service which contributes to ensuring general practice provision is in place from 8am to 8pm seven days a week by bridging the gap not met by either core general practice services or by the national Primary Care Network enhanced access coverage. Lot 1: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board intends to award to The Islington GP Group Limited, the exisitng provider, the contract for the Bridging Access Service for Islington. The service provider will be expected to maintain current contracted appointment delivery of 15,608 appointments per annum. The service will operate under an NHS Shorter-Form standard contract. This is an existing service. • The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is minimal change to the contract terms. The service will commence on 1st October 2025 for a duration of two years to the 30 September 2027. The contract value is £793,100.00 per annum (lifetime value £1,586,200).

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date27 January 2025
  2. Completed: Award published30 January 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

NHS North Central London ICB commissions health and care services across Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, working as one of England's integrated care boards. Clinical services are commissioned through the Provider Selection Regime rather than open competitive tender. Non-clinical goods and works follow the Public Contract Regulations and the Procurement Act 2023. Individual awards are logged in a public register of procurement decisions. Twelve NHS trusts and around 200 GP practices sit within its wider care system. The board formed in July 2022 under the Health and Care Act.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS North Central London ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work, IT services and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85120000 · Medical practice and related services

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