Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2019-11-07
Buyer: NHS Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services | 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel | 85141200: Services provided by nurses
Submission deadline: 2019-12-04

Technical requirements: Portsmouth CCG intends to direct award without further notices an interim contract to the Portsmouth Primary Care Alliance (PPCA) until a competitive procurement process can be concluded for the wider array of urgent care provision as detailed in the paper that can be found under project number F13242 on In-tend. The justification for postponing a competitive procurement process for the Integrated Primary Care Service, and the rationale for direct awarding an interim contract with the PPCA as the provider, is on the basis of the following key principles: meeting patient needs; quality; and efficiency.
For further information regarding this direct award and to access the reasons the CCG are proposing a direct award to the named Providers please register on the In-tend portal project ref: F13242 and access the full PIN description for the service.
Portsmouth CCG intends to direct award without further notices an interim contract to the Portsmouth Primary Care Alliance (PPCA) until a competitive procurement process can be concluded for the wider array of urgent care provision as detailed in the paper that can be found under project number F13242 on In-tend. The justification for postponing a competitive procurement process for the Integrated Primary Care Service, and the rationale for direct awarding an interim contract with the PPCA as the provider, is on the basis of the following key principles: meeting patient needs; quality; and efficiency.
For further information regarding this direct award and to access the reasons the CCG are proposing a direct award to the named Providers please register on the In-tend portal project ref: F13242 and access the full PIN description for the service.
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