New Medicare Urgent Care Clinics - Bega, Nowra and Shellharbour

Applications close 6pm AEDT 30 September 2025

Background

The Australian Government is investing in a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) throughout Australia, bringing the total number of Medicare UCCs to 137. This model of care aims to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.

Medicare UCCs provide short-term, episodic care for urgent conditions needing same-day assessment or treatment, distinguishing them from general practices. After treatment, patients are discharged and referred to their usual GP for ongoing care. 

Further information about Medicare UCCs in South Eastern New South Wales can be found here.  

Submit your expression of interest (EOI) to become a Medicare UCC

COORDINARE - South Eastern NSW PHN is now accepting expression of interest (EOI) applications for 3 new Medicare UCCs in the following identified areas: 

• Bega Valley 

• Nowra 

• Shellharbour

Industry briefing

An online information session will be held on 3 September at 12pm. Find out more and register for the session here. 

A recording, slides and a Q&A summary (de-idenfitied) from the briefing will be published on Tenderlink and this webpage following the briefing.

Important documents

Guidelines

• EOI-2526-05 - EOI guideline Bega

• EOI-2526-09 - EOI guidelines Nowra

• EOI-2526-10 - EOI guidelines Shellharbour

Other attachments

• Attachment 1: Operational Guidance for Urgent Care Clinics

• Attachment 2: Design principles

• Attachment 3: Tenderlink user guide

• Attachment 4: Budget template

Timeline 

Please note* a Questions and Answer (Q&A) forum will be available via the Tenderlink until the EOI submission closing date on the 30 September 2025.

How to apply

Applications close at 6pm AEDT 30 September 2025.

To apply for your preferred location, complete all sections of the EOI electronic form on TenderLink (registration is free) and include all relevant documentation as outlined in section 9 of the EOI guidelines under Assessment Criteria.   

Please note* submitting an incomplete application may disqualify you from the evaluation process.

Have any questions?

Submit any questions you may have to the Tenderlink online forum.