Provision of General Medical Services at Tollgate Practice
NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
£21,896,492 – £0
Deadline
12 October 2026
Published
26 August 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Estimated value
- From £21,896,492
- Closing date
- 12 October 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 26 August 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- Services
- CPV code
- 85100000 85121100 Health & social care
- Likely incumbent
- Vita Health Solutions Ltd (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Overview
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.
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.
Eligibility & compliance
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.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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The NHS Essex Integrated Care Board is looking for a qualified provider to run the General Medical Services contract at Tollgate Practice in Stanway, serving about 10,200 patients, delivering all core primary‑care duties from the existing premises.
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Recent awards by NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Independent public voice, challenge and assurance function in support of NHS Essex ICB's Population Health Improvement Programme (PHIP)
Awarded to Healthwatch Essex · July 2026
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Vita Health Solutions Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Oct 2026£93m
total awarded
- 2
Arete Health Limited
1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026 - 3
Thurrock & Brentwood Mind
- 4
Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2026 - 5
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 30 Jun 2026
Vita Health Solutions Ltd 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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NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
26 August 2026
Submission deadline
12 October 2026
Notice type
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