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NHSE1114 Sunderland APMS - CP

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Published
12 October 2026
Submission
11 November 2026in 1 month

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) (NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition process to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered for patients of Sunderland. The contract term is for an initial period of 7 years commencing on 15 April 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The annual contract value is £1,199,231. This is an Existing Service. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and/ or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The closing date for submission of competition response is by Noon on 11 November 2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published12 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date11 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit, known as NECS, is a healthcare organisation that provides procurement and contracting services to NHS England and its regional teams. Healthcare services are commissioned under the Provider Selection Regime. The NECS Contracting Platform, created by the NHS for the NHS, supports each of those processes. A published procurement pipeline gives suppliers a forward look at larger planned projects, frameworks and call-offs. Recent procurements include specialist orthodontic services and healthcare for prisons across the North of England.

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 of England Commissioning Support Unit's contract awards have been in health and social work, IT services and software and information systems.

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