Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-15
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services
Submission deadline: 2018-01-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden and GEM CSU), acting on behalf of Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England North Midlands, is seeking a suitably qualified provider to deliver high quality and safe primary care medical services at Parkfields Surgery, Derby, under an alternative provider of medical services (APMS) contract.
The contract will commence on 1.10.2018 and be for a maximum period of 10 years (initial term 5 years plus option to extend for a further 5 years).
Further details can be found at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and the deadline for receipt of tenders is 2pm, Wednesday 10.1.2018.
Provision of primary medical care services at Parkfields surgery, Derby, under an alternative provider of medical services (APMS) contract. The practice has a list size (at 1.10.2017) of approximately 6 243 (raw list size 6 108). The contract will commence on 1.10.2018 for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years (maximum contract term ten years). The contract value will be in the region of 5 300 000 GBP, excluding QOF and Enhanced services payments, over 10 years.
Further information is available in the published documentation and instructions for how to access this are given later in this notice.
The procurement process will be run in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as a one-stage process under the light touch regime. The most economically advantageous tender derived using the criteria stated in the tender documentation will be successful.
Parent company or other guarantees, bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances.
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.
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate 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 Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender — Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details'; you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your 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 helpdesk.