Primary Medical Services - Cranbrook

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

1) This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS Devon Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) intention to recommission Primary Medical Services in Cranbrook, Devon.

The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services.

2) NHS Devon Integrated (the Commissioner) is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver general practitioner services, in line with the specified requirements.

3) The geography covered is: Cranbrook is a new town being developed in East Devon.

It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) east; north-east of Exeter city centre, just north-west of the village of Rockbeare.

4) The contract duration will be confirmed ahead of the formal invitation to tender (ITT) being issued.

At present the anticipated start date is 01 April 2026 as a 2 year APMS (with potential to extend for a further year) and where applicable and dependent on the Commissioner having assessed satisfactory delivery of APMS and that a transfer of service to a GMS contract would give needed resilience to the delivery of Primary Medical Services for the population, the Commissioner may agree to such a transfer of contract at a date to be set by, strictly, mutual agreement.

5) The town of Cranbrook will continue to expand over the next two years.

There has been a steady increase in the practice population of c500 patients each year.

6) TUPE may apply 7) 2024 Annual Contract Value £432,767 8) The contractor will also receive funding in relation to its participation in QOF, Directed Enhanced Services and Local Enhanced and Locally Commissioned Services.

9) Interested parties will need to register their interest via the Atamis portal (link provided below) by no later than 12:00 Friday 13th June 2025.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.