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Provision of General Medical Services at Tollgate Practice

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Official source
Source: Contracts Finder
Published
26 Aug 2026, 22:42
Updated
26 Aug 2026, 22:42
Deadline
22 days remainingOfficial close: 12 Oct 2026, 12:00
Value
From £21,896,492
Location
East of England, CO3 8NZ
Reference / OCID
CF-3666000D0O000000rwimUAA
Category
Healthcare

Official tender information

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is undertaking a Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the award of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract for Tollgate Practice, Stanway, Colchester. The Authority seeks a suitably qualified provider to deliver primary medical services to a registered patient population of approximately 10,206 patients. Services will be provided under a nationally prescribed GMS contract from the existing practice premises and will include the delivery of core primary medical services, management of the registered patient list, clinical governance, safeguarding, information governance and integration with local health and care services. This procurement is being undertaken to secure the long-term provision of stable, resilient and high-quality primary medical services for the local population. Due to the fixed practice location, established patient list and requirement for uninterrupted service delivery, bidders must demonstrate the ability to mobilise and maintain an appropriately qualified workforce and robust governance arrangements from contract commencement. The contract will be awarded following evaluation against the key criteria set out in the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The estimated contract value is £21,896,491.60, calculated using a notional 20-year term for valuation purposes only. The contract itself is a perpetual GMS contract and is not time limited.

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Tollgate Contract Notice - published 260826

Tollgate PIN - published 060826

CPV: 85100000 Health services; 85121100 General-practitioner services

TenderLens Summary

AI-assisted explanation

No AI provider is configured, so this explanation is built directly from official notice fields. It is not legal or procurement advice.

What they need

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is seeking "Provision of General Medical Services at Tollgate Practice". The published notice describes the requirement in the official description below. This explanation only restates fields present in that notice.

Who this may suit

Based only on stated fields, this may be relevant to organisations the buyer has marked as SME-suitable; suppliers working in healthcare; organisations able to deliver in East of England, CO3 8NZ. This is not an eligibility decision.

Key requirements

  • Procedure type stated: OpenOJEU.
  • The notice states this opportunity is suitable for SMEs.

Important dates

  • Published: 26 Aug 2026, 22:42.
  • Closing date: 12 Oct 2026, 12:00.
  • Contract start: 1 Apr 2027, 00:00.
  • Contract end: 31 Mar 2037, 00:00.

Contract value

From £21,896,492

Location

East of England, CO3 8NZ

What to do next

  1. Read the official notice.
  2. Confirm your organisation meets the stated requirements.
  3. Review the procurement documents.
  4. Note any clarification-question deadline if one is stated.
  5. Prepare the required submission material.

Things the notice does not make clear

  • No obvious summary fields are missing, but full requirements may still sit in attachments.

Risks to keep in mind

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  • Do not treat this summary as legal, commercial or eligibility advice.

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