NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has completed a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for the delivery of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract for Church Lane Surgery, Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER. Following completion of the process, the Commissioner intends to award the contract to the identified most suitable provider for the provision of essential primary medical services, with service commencement from 1 December 2026. The estimated annual recurrent baseline value of the service is approximately £1,006,315 per annum. This figure is provided for transparency purposes only and does not represent a fixed annual contract value or guaranteed level of income. Actual payments will be determined in accordance with the General Medical Services contract, applicable national payment arrangements and the registered and weighted patient list. The estimated total value of £5,031,575 has been calculated using the current estimated annual recurrent baseline value multiplied by an assumed five-year period for transparency purposes. The proposed GMS contract does not have a fixed contract term and the value stated does not represent a guaranteed contract value or contract duration. The Most Suitable Provider Process has been undertaken by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

The decision to identify Invicta Health Community Interest Company as the Most Suitable Provider was made by NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board following completion of the Most Suitable Provider assessment and decision-making process. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the decision-making process. In identifying the Most Suitable Provider, the Commissioner assessed the provider against the Key Criteria and Basic Selection Criteria. The Key Criteria considered were: Quality and Innovation Value Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice Social Value The relative importance of the Key Criteria reflected the Commissioner's objectives and the specific requirements of the service. Particular importance was placed on the ability to maintain continuity of essential primary medical services from 1 December 2026, including the ability to deliver safe and effective services from the existing premises and to have the necessary workforce, governance, clinical, digital and operational arrangements in place from commencement. This reflected the importance of avoiding disruption to patient care and maintaining access to primary medical services for the registered population. Following completion of the assessment, the Commissioner concluded that Invicta Health Community Interest Company represented the Most Suitable Provider. The provider demonstrated appropriate arrangements in relation to quality and clinical governance, workforce and operational delivery, financial sustainability, integration and collaboration with local services, patient access and social value. The provider also demonstrated its ability to maintain continuity of service from the required commencement date, including the necessary premises and operational arrangements. The Commissioner concluded that these factors provided the strongest overall alignment with the Key Criteria and the requirements of the service. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 02 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be sent to [email protected].

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has undertaken the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to identify the most suitable provider for the delivery of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract for the registered patient population of Church Lane Surgery, Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER. The requirement is for the uninterrupted provision of essential primary medical services and all associated clinical, operational, governance, workforce, digital, information governance and patient administration functions necessary to maintain safe, effective and accessible care for the registered population. Services are required to be delivered from the existing Church Lane Surgery premises at Church Lane, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8ER, with service commencement from 1 December 2026. The provider is required to be legally eligible to hold and enter into a General Medical Services (GMS) contract in accordance with the applicable primary medical services legislative and contractual framework and to have the necessary governance, organisational and operational arrangements in place to deliver NHS primary medical services from the service commencement date. The ICB selected the Most Suitable Provider Process on the basis that it considered it was able to identify the most suitable provider without undertaking a competitive process. In determining the most suitable provider, the ICB considered the published key criteria and the requirements of the service, including the need to maintain continuity of primary medical services, operational and mobilisation readiness, workforce resilience, clinical governance, premises readiness and the ability to assume responsibility for service delivery within the required timescale. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 02 November 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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