# Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent GP Out of Hours Service

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU.

## Key facts

- Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- Supplier: Vocare Limited
- Award value: £63,881,963
- Tender value: £45,028,105
- Award date: 24 March 2022
- Published: 5 April 2022
- Contract start: 1 April 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 089a6917-a4e7-4c05-b774-14c18c0952d5-525429
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e798946-5bcd-475d-a6cd-3193bfddaf11

## Description

Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent CCGs sought to commission a GP Out of Hours service which aligns with the requirements of the NHSE Integrated Urgent Care national service specification\. This service will come into effect from the 1st April 2022 via a multiyear contract\. Commissioners tendered for services split into two \(2\) LOTs:- LOT 1 - NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group \(CCG\)and Stoke on Trent CCG LOT 2 - NHS Cannock Chase CCG, South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula CCG, East Staffordshire CCG and Stafford & Surrounds CCG In addition to the core GP OOH service requirements LOT 2, covering the South CCG regions also incorporates an out of hours' provision for the Staffordshire prisons\. The contract is now awarded and let for a period of five \(5\) years with the option to extend up to two \(2\) years\. Additional information: This contract is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations \('Regulations'\)\. Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7\. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations\. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service \(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition\) \(No 2\) Regulations 2013 these regulations also apply to this procurement\. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these\. Transparency: the contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 \(FOIA\) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 \(EIR\) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this service under FOIA or the EIR\. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency\. This service may be subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting Authority\. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004\. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www\.gov\.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements guidance\. This contract is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations \('Regulations'\)\. Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7\. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations\. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service \(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition\) \(No 2\) Regulations 2013 these regulations also apply to this procurement\. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these\. Transparency: the contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 \(FOIA\) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 \(EIR\) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this service under FOIA or the EIR\. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency\. This service may be subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting Authority\. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004\. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www\.gov\.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements guidance\.

## Related contract awards

- [Wheelchair Service for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f9a33c3f-f766-4c75-9846-2ecf0755b8bf) — NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- [Individual Placement Support Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6f4d7b27-3fa7-4c93-aae7-75f6b75eed86) — NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- [Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder \(ADHD\) Community Treatment, Monitoring and Review Service for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5c96e647-4de6-4747-beb1-24c2f596d774) — NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- [Faecal Immunochemical Testing \(FIT\) Service for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b8e9c5b1-7a6e-488e-b3d4-4450e825b236) — NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
- [Provision for 111 services in Devon](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-630a14b7-86cd-4833-984f-398336cf8de2) — SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
- [Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-88a2edd4-8980-4b30-90b2-cd06e6f272dd) — East Sussex County Council
- [Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV \(1-8 seats\) Passenger Assistant](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-72db28b1-c882-4e40-8470-acd916a51a98) — East Sussex County Council
- [Technology Delivery Partner 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2a03f0e3-ff79-468b-bffc-b6123bf61fb0) — GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY
- [QBE092 09:00 2026-08-24 Brandon & Lakenheath to West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds - 6-seater and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c26c4d20-3bb7-4548-9459-91f832bd3c38) — Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/089a6917-a4e7-4c05-b774-14c18c0952d5-525429)