Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-07-17
Buyer: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85120000: Medical practice services
Estimated value: 7300000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: In 2015 NHS Somerset CCG awarded a 3 year contract to all GP practices for 21 locally enhanced services. GP practices are able to provide all or some of these services. The contracts with GP practices are due to expire on 31.3.2018 and the commissioners intend to directly award contracts to existing GP providers across Somerset from 1.4.2018 to continue the delivery of these enhanced services for a period of 12 months to 31.3.2019. The national policy direction set out in the FYFV and the GP forward view has driven the decision to award the contract for a further year. Somerset CCG is currently developing a health and care strategy which is focused on putting national policy into practice. The strategy will be used to inform the delivery models of the future to ensure local services are financially stable, are of high quality and improve the health and wellbeing of the population. The annual contract value (split across 69 GP practices) within Somerset is 7 300 000 GBP /annum.
In 2015 NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group awarded a 3 year contract to all GP practices for 21 locally enhanced services. GP practices are able to provide all or some of these services. The contracts with GP practices are due to expire on 31.3.2018 and the commissioners intend to directly award contracts to existing GP providers across Somerset from 1.4.2018 to continue the delivery of these enhanced services for a period of 12 months to 31.3.2019. The services are:
The national policy direction set out in the Five Year Forward View and the General Practice Forward View has driven the decision to award the contract for a further year. Somerset CCG is currently developing a health and care strategy which is focused on putting national policy into practice. The strategy will be used to inform the delivery models of the future to ensure local services are financially stable, are of high quality and improve the health and wellbeing of the population. The annual contract value which is split across 69 separate GP practices within the boundaries of Somerset is 7 300 000 GBP per annum. All general practices provide a good quality service that meets the needs and expectation of the commissioner and patients. The commissioner has no concerns regarding the proposed provider’s ability to deliver the service through to 31.3.2019. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
In 2015 NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group awarded a 3 years contract to all GP practices for 21 locally enhanced services. GP practices are able to provide all or some of these services. The contracts with GP practices are due to expire on 31.3.2018 and the commissioners intend to directly award contracts to existing GP providers across Somerset from 1.4.2018 to continue the delivery of these enhanced services for a period of 12 months to 31.3.2019. The services are:
The national policy direction set out in the Five Year Forward View and the General Practice Forward View has driven the decision to award the contract for a further year. Somerset CCG is currently developing a health and care strategy which is focused on putting national policy into practice. The strategy will be used to inform the delivery models of the future to ensure local services are financially stable, are of high quality and improve the health and wellbeing of the population. The annual contract value which is split across 69 separate GP practices within the boundaries of Somerset is 7 300 000 GBP per annum. All general practices provide a good quality service that meets the needs and expectation of the commissioner and patients. The commissioner has no concerns regarding the proposed provider’s ability to deliver the service through to 31.3.2019. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the public contracts Regulations 2015 (the regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the regulations, but is instead governed by the light touch regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process has been conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the regulations. The authority ran a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority will not be bound by the regulations or the treaty on the functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services. Neither the inclusion of a selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the directive or regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the authority (open, restricted, competitive procedure with negotiation, competitive dialogue or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the authority intends to hold itself bound by the directive or regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive /Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The contracting authority has voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 days standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Winner: Abbey Manor Medical Practice
Award value: 7300000
Number of bids: 1