Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-02-19
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services

Technical requirements: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM CSU), acting on behalf of Nottingham City CCG (themselves acting under co-commissioning delegated authority from NHS England) seeks a provider to offer high quality and safe GP services (in accordance with General Medical Service Regulations) for circa 2,010 raw/1975 weighted patients from the existing purpose built premises located at Southglade Road, Southglade Park, Bestwood, Nottingham, from 4.1.2017. Nottingham City CCG (the Commissioner) will be the contracting and commissioning authority for the contract resulting from this procurement.
The Practice area extends to the Bulwell, Basford and Bestwood areas. The attached Care Delivery Group Health Profiles give details for both Southglade Health Centre and those practices nearby.
There is unlikely to be significant housing growth in the vicinity of the Medical Centre but there is potential to increase the list size.
Southglade Health Centre (‘the practice’) is 1 of 57 GP practices providing primary medical services within Nottingham CCG area. The main local acute hospital is Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust; community services and mental health services are provided by the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
For this service provision Arden & GEM CSU would like to encourage innovative solutions including consortia, strategic alliances and sub-contracts which will deliver value for money and improved services to patients. The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and they will be required to deliver an outcome based service to include:
— Provision of professional advice to patients and promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health;
— All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local authority;
— Financial management — efficient use and maximisation of available resources. Maintain financial control within the available budget.
The successful provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously-high quality, ensure a sustainable workforce and be responsive to the needs of the local population. The providers will be required to establish and maintain best practices and use them for continuous service improvement during the term of the contract. The providers will also need to adopt applicable national guidance.
The Commissioner encourages innovation and use of technology within service delivery. It is seeking patient centred solutions for the provision of service that consistently delivers high levels of patient satisfaction with the following aims:
— The increased and right access — the method of service delivery needs to be flexible to meet the varying patient needs;
— The right clinical assessment — specialist assessment for children and elderly patients or that with a disability;
— The right timing — the timely inspection and screening of vulnerable patients for prevention of any complications.
The contract value in year 1 will be based on 108 GBP per weighted population; there will be annual reductions in the GBP per weighted population over years 2, 3 and 4 and from year 5 onwards the contract value will be based on the global sum at that time per weighted population. Further information regarding contract value will be published with the Invitation to Tender.
The current APMS contract ends on 3.1.2017 and the Commissioners will be seeking to re-procure services under the terms of an APMS contract for 10 years plus 5 years possible extension subject to annual reviews.