NHS Rotherham CCG sought bids from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers to meet the minimum general requirements and specific requirements for high-quality, GP led primary medical care services within the practice boundary of The Gateway, in Rotherham.

The Gateway service is currently provided by a social enterprise within Rotherham whose main aim has been to create community hub facilities alongside healthcare provision. NHS Rotherham CCG is keen to ensure this ethos is not lost within the re-procurement of these services particularly given that they relate more to supporting the wider needs (social and economic) which impact on health if they are not supported. This therefore includes providing facilities for voluntary and support organisations to work within the 3 practices.