Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-19
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2017-10-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands) and East and North CCG (the Commissioners) under joint commissioning arrangements, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver primary care medical services at The Limes Surgery, 1-4 Conduit Lane, Hoddesdon, Bedfordshire, EN11 8EP.
As a result of this procurement exercise, an agreement will be established with the successful bidder for a period of two years from the commencement date of 1.2.2018 until 31.1.2020. There will be a possible two year extension plus a further one year. Based on the current contract it is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have an annual agreement value £878,659 per annum. The current weighted list size is 8,897.34 as at 1.7.2017.
The key objective of this procurement is to commission an able provider(s) through the most current NHS England Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the Provider(s) will be expected to deliver:-
— high quality, patient centered and value for money (VFM) Primary GP services, delivered in a safe and effective manner
— Primary Medical Services including Essential, Additional and Enhanced Services as set out in the Service Specification.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Please see Additional Information below on how to register.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 24 months from the commencement date of 1.2.2018.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Parent company or other guarantee bonds, deposits insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances/.
The services to which this notice relates to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further detail.
— eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register
— Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
— This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response# under “ITT Details”. you can choose to #Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to respond’ (please give a reason if declining)
— There may be a mixture of on-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available). You must submit you reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Eligibility requirements: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.