Same Day Access in Primary Care for Leicestershire County

Location

Leicester

Description

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Commissioning Board is commissioning a GP-led Same Day Access Service delivered during evening and weekends for Leicestershire County registered patients, within specified locations. The delivery model is through at-scale providers operating on behalf of the primary medical care community. This notice is an Intention to Award a contract under the most suitable provider process. NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board is intending to commission the service by awarding four (4) contracts, the lots will be according to geographical areas as per below, at specified locations within each area, with the following values: LOT 1 - Area of East Leicestershire: £1,029,120 LOT 2 - Area of North West Leicestershire: £225,792 LOT 3 - Area of Hinckley & Bosworth: £225,792 LOT 4 - Area of Charnwood: £225,792 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £1,706,496, divided into the four lots as detailed above. The service is to be delivered from 1st of April 2026 until 31st of March 2027.

Lot Division

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23:59 22nd of December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59 on the 22nd of December 2025. Written representations should be sent to LLR ICB by email at llricb-llr.contracting@nhs.net This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Details of the award decision-makers: LLR ICB Joint Executive Team Wednesday 10th December 2025 Conflicts of interest: A conflicts of interest was identified for one member of the Joint Executive Team. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have excluded the conflicted member from the decision-making. Statement on key criteria and rationale: The relevant authority considered the following key criteria when determining the most suitable providers for the Same Day Access service: Integration, Transformation & Sustainability - 50% Access, Reducing Inequalities & Choice - 40% Social Value - 10% Quality, Safety & Innovation - Pass/Fail. Value - Pass/Fail. These weightings reflect the commissioning priorities for this service. Integration was given the highest weighting because the SDA service must operate seamlessly within the LLR core primary care and urgent care system, working with GP practices, NHS 111, clinical navigation services, and emergency departments. Access and reducing inequalities were prioritised to ensure equitable provision for all registered patients, address health disparities, and support flexible appointments with translation and accessibility services. Social value was included to promote wider community benefits. Quality, safety, and value were treated as essential, non-negotiable requirements and assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Rationale for provider selection: Providers were assessed against these key criteria and the basic selection criteria using available evidence and local assurance mechanisms. For each lot, the relevant authority judged that the selected provider is suitable to deliver the service and meets commissioner requirements.