Primary Care Enhanced Services - Park Leys Medical Practice
Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
27 May 2026
Type
services
Overview
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB has utilised direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations to award a contract for the provision of: Primary Care Enhanced Services, including: DOAC, ECG, Leg Ulcer, Anti-coagulation, Phlebotomy, Wound Care, Injectables, FeNO, Pessaries, Shared Care, Spirometry, Special Allocations Scheme and Asylum Seeker Services. Commencing 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2028
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB has utilised direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime regulations to award a contract for the provision of Primary Care Enhanced Services. The contract duration is from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The provider is an existing provider, and the services are existing services.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1st April 2026
AI Analysis
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This is an NHS contract for a medical practice (Park Leys Medical Practice) to continue providing a range of specialist services from a GP surgery. The services include things like blood tests, heart monitoring, wound care, and treatment for people on blood-thinning medications. It's a 2-year contract starting April 2026.
Requirements
- Must be an existing provider (this service is already being delivered by Park Leys Medical Practice)
- Must be able to deliver DOAC (Direct Oral Anticoagulant) services — managing patients on blood-thinning tablets
- Must have capability to perform ECG (heart electrical activity tests)
- Must have leg ulcer assessment and treatment capability
- Must provide anti-coagulation services (blood-thinning management)
- Must offer phlebotomy services (blood sample collection)
- Must provide wound care services
- Must administer injectable medications
- Must be able to measure FeNO (lung function testing for asthma)
- Must supply and manage pessaries (medical devices for pelvic floor support)
- Must manage shared care arrangements (coordinating care between GP and hospital consultant)
- Must perform spirometry (lung function testing)
- Must participate in NHS Special Allocations Scheme (for patients with complex needs)
- Must provide services to asylum seekers
- Contract awarded under direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime — meaning competitive bidding was not used
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Continue providing DOAC monitoring and management for patients on blood-thinning medications
- Perform and interpret ECG tests at the practice
- Assess and treat patients with leg ulcers
- Manage anti-coagulation clinics and blood monitoring
- Conduct phlebotomy (blood draws) for testing
- Provide wound care treatments and dressings
- Administer injectable medications to patients
- Carry out FeNO testing (non-invasive lung function test for asthma diagnosis)
- Supply, fit, and manage pessary devices
- Coordinate shared care arrangements between GP practice and hospital specialists
- Perform spirometry tests (blowing into a machine to test lung function)
- Manage patients under the NHS Special Allocations Scheme
- Provide healthcare services to asylum seekers
- Deliver these services for 2 years (April 2026 to March 2028)
How to Read This Tender
- 1Understand 'direct award process C' — this means the NHS did not run an open competition. This contract was awarded directly to an existing provider already doing this work. If you're not currently delivering these services at Park Leys, you cannot bid on this specific notice.
- 2The long list of services (DOAC, ECG, Leg Ulcer, etc.) uses NHS abbreviations. Each one is a separate clinic or service line the practice must run. You need capability in all of them, not just some.
- 3This is a notice of contract award, not a tender invitation. It's telling you that the decision has been made. However, check if there's a separate procurement notice for similar services in your area — your local ICB (Integrated Care Board) may be running competitive tenders for other practices.
- 4The 'existing provider' language is critical — this tells you the service is already running and this is a continuation contract, not a new service. The NHS is renewing an arrangement that already works rather than opening it to competition.
- 5Check the full tender documents (referenced in the source notice) for service level agreements, activity targets, and payment terms. The description here lists what services must be offered, but the detailed spec will say how many patients, response times, and quality standards are expected.
Tips for Small Businesses
- This specific contract is not open to competitive bidding — it's a direct award to an existing provider. However, use this as intelligence: if Park Leys Medical Practice is delivering these services successfully under a direct award, other GP practices in Coventry and Warwickshire may be seeking similar services. Contact your local ICB to ask if they're running competitive tenders for enhanced services at other practices, or if they plan to open this one to competition when it's reviewed.
- If you're a small healthcare provider (e.g., nurse-led clinic, community interest company) that could deliver some of these services, consider approaching the practice directly about subcontracting work. For example, a wound care specialist might be able to deliver leg ulcer and wound care services on behalf of the practice under a subcontract arrangement.
- The inclusion of 'Asylum Seeker Services' suggests the NHS values providers who can work with vulnerable populations. If you have experience with asylum seeker healthcare, trauma-informed care, or language support, these are differentiators that may help you win work on future tenders in this area. This is also often weighted in social value scoring.
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Key Dates
Published
27 May 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
award
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