Alternative Provider Medical Service for Bentham Road Health Centre and Waterside Surgery

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England and has managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Lancashire & South Cumbria. Under co-commissioning arrangements and Level 3 delegated arrangements for commissioning Primary Care services Blackburn and Darwen CCG and NHSE are commissioning an APMS service. The services are currently delivered from Bentham Road Health Centre, BB2 4QD and Waterside Surgery Health and Wellbeing Centre, Blackburn, BB2 3SF this procurement allowed bidders the choice between delivering the service from the two current sites or only from Bentham Road Health Centre. The contract will for an initial period of 10 years with the option to extend by a further 5 years.