Primary Care Enhanced Services - Paradise Medical Centre
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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NHS Coventry and Warwickshire is awarding a 2-year contract (April 2026 to March 2028) to provide specialist healthcare services from a primary care medical centre. These are enhanced services — extra services beyond routine GP visits — including blood tests, heart monitoring, wound care, and support for vulnerable patients like asylum seekers. This contract has been awarded directly to an existing provider (Paradise Medical Centre) rather than through open competition.
Requirements
- Must be an existing approved primary care provider (this is a direct award to current provider only)
- Must be able to deliver DOAC (anticoagulant) clinics
- Must be able to perform and interpret ECG (heart) tests
- Must have capability to manage leg ulcer assessment and treatment
- Must operate anti-coagulation clinics (blood-thinning medication management)
- Must provide phlebotomy services (blood taking)
- Must provide wound care and dressing services
- Must administer injectable medicines
- Must perform FeNO testing (lung function for asthma)
- Must fit and manage pessaries (women's health devices)
- Must operate shared care arrangements with secondary care (hospitals)
- Must provide spirometry testing (lung function tests)
- Must handle Special Allocations Scheme patients (complex cases)
- Must provide services for asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants
- Must operate within NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB area
- Contract runs 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years fixed)
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Run direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) management clinics for patients on blood-thinning drugs
- Perform electrocardiogram (ECG/heart) tests and basic interpretation
- Assess and treat patients with leg ulcers — including dressings and monitoring
- Manage anti-coagulation clinics — monitoring patients on warfarin and similar drugs
- Provide blood-taking (phlebotomy) services for routine and monitoring tests
- Deliver wound care services including dressings, cleaning, and aftercare
- Administer injectable medications (vaccines, biologics, other injectables)
- Carry out FeNO testing — measure airway inflammation for asthma diagnosis
- Fit, insert, and manage pessaries for pelvic floor support
- Coordinate shared care with hospital specialists (e.g., monitoring patients on hospital-prescribed drugs)
- Perform spirometry (lung function testing) and basic interpretation
- Support patients in the Special Allocations Scheme (complex, high-need patients)
- Provide healthcare for asylum seekers and support vulnerable migrant populations
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a DIRECT AWARD — it's not open competition. The NHS has already chosen Paradise Medical Centre as the provider. If you're not that provider, you cannot bid. Check if you are the named provider before spending time on this.
- 2Understand 'Provider Selection Regime Process C' — this is a legal NHS procurement method that allows direct awards to existing providers without tender, used when services are already being delivered successfully. It's compliant but closed.
- 3These are 'Enhanced Services' — not standard GP work. They're optional add-ons that GPs can provide for extra payment. Each service (DOAC, ECG, leg ulcer, etc.) may have separate funding and performance targets.
- 4Watch for 'Shared Care' — this means the centre must work closely with hospitals. You'll need protocols, referral pathways, and communication systems. Check what hospitals you need to link with.
- 5The asylum seeker and vulnerable patient services suggest this is a socially-focused contract in an area with diverse populations. You may earn 'social value' points if bidding on similar work, but **this award is closed**.
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you're NOT Paradise Medical Centre: Do not bid — this is a direct award to an existing provider only. Instead, watch for when this contract is re-tendered in 2028 and prepare early by building capability in these enhanced services.
- If you ARE Paradise Medical Centre: Check the full contract terms for any performance expectations, staffing requirements, or quality metrics. Ensure you have qualified staff (nurses, phlebotomists, GP trainers) for all 13 service lines listed.
- If you're another local provider: Consider partnerships with the named provider (subcontracting) — offer to deliver specific services (e.g., leg ulcer care, wound management) as a subcontractor, which is often easier than competing directly.
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
1 contract wonlatest 21 Jul 2026
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
27 May 2026
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