Provision of an Integrated Urgent Care Model in Salford on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

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NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board - Intention to Award Provision of an Integrated Urgent Care Model in Salford. Lot 1: NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is appointing a suitable provider for the Provision of an Integrated Urgent Care Model in Salford. The model aligns urgent and unscheduled care services enabling a flexible approach to meet demand. The services include: • a Local Clinical Assessment Service (LCAS) which operates 24/7 managing NHS 111 calls as part of urgent care by appointment including all primary care dispositions requiring response within 1 hour. • Primary Care Streaming at the front door of the Emergency Department in Salford, originally operational 8am-8pm but extended to 8am-midnight at times of system pressure as a winter resilience scheme • GP Out of Hours (GPOOH) providing cover 6.30pm to 8am This notice is to confirm the intention of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board to award contracts under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Competitive Process. The expected lifetime value of this contract is £21,250,000. The contract start date is 1st July 2024 and has an initial term of 36 months with a maximum extension of up to a further 24 months with the maximum term of the contract expiring on 30 June 2029.