Primary Care Enhanced Services - Rother House 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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This is an NHS contract for a medical centre to provide specialist primary care services (things like blood tests, heart monitoring, and wound care) that go beyond standard GP appointments. It's a 2-year contract starting April 2026, awarded directly to an existing provider who already delivers these services.
Requirements
- Must be an existing provider currently delivering these services
- Must be able to deliver all 12 specified enhanced services: DOAC management, ECG testing, leg ulcer treatment, anti-coagulation services, phlebotomy (blood draws), wound care, injectable medicines, FeNO testing (lung function), pessary fitting, shared care arrangements, spirometry (breathing tests), special allocations, and asylum seeker services
- Must comply with NHS Provider Selection Regime regulations
- Must operate from Rother House Medical Centre location
- Contract runs 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Provide DOAC (anticoagulant medicine) monitoring and management for patients
- Conduct ECG (heart) testing and interpretation
- Assess and treat leg ulcers
- Manage anti-coagulation therapy and INR monitoring
- Perform phlebotomy (blood sample collection) for tests
- Provide wound care and dressing services
- Administer injectable medicines in primary care setting
- Carry out FeNO testing (measure lung inflammation)
- Fit and manage pessaries for pelvic floor support
- Coordinate shared care arrangements between hospital and GP practices
- Perform spirometry testing (lung function measurement)
- Process special allocations for vulnerable patient groups
- Provide healthcare services specifically for asylum seekers
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a 'direct award' — the NHS has already decided who gets this contract (an existing provider), so this is likely a notification rather than an open tender you can bid for. Check if there's a genuine opportunity to bid or if it's already allocated.
- 2The 'Provider Selection Regime' is the NHS rulebook for how contracts are awarded. Direct award process C allows awards to existing providers without competition in certain situations — understand why this route was chosen, as it affects your options.
- 3The 12 services listed are specific clinical areas — the provider must be competent in all of them, not just a few. If bidding, you need capability across the full range.
- 4The contract is for an existing service, meaning the provider is already running this. Look at performance data, patient feedback, and current service levels if considering whether to challenge or bid.
- 5Check the full tender documents for: staffing requirements (how many GPs, nurses, phlebotomists?), quality standards, patient access targets, and any performance penalties or monitoring arrangements.
Tips for Small Businesses
- If you're the current provider: this is contract renewal. Review your performance against targets now and prepare evidence of service delivery quality — the NHS will assess whether to renew or re-tender.
- If you want to bid: this may already be a direct award, but contact NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB to ask if there's any scope for competition or if they're open to alternative providers. If it's non-competitive, understand the legal grounds — you may have a case to challenge if the process wasn't fair.
- Consider subcontracting: if you offer some (but not all) of these services, approach the main bidder/provider about delivering specific elements like phlebotomy, FeNO testing, or wound care — this spreads risk and lets you compete on your specialist area.
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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Notice type
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