Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-05
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services
Submission deadline: 2016-10-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England (Central Midlands) and Bedfordshire CCG (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) under joint commissioning arrangements is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Service(s).
To access the documentation and submit your response please register your organisation on the Bravo website: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk The ITT reference is itt_533 and responses should be made by 12:00 noon on Friday, 28.10.2016.
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England (Central Midlands) and Bedfordshire CCG (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) under joint commissioning arrangements is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Service(s).
The Commissioners are looking for a provider to deliver high-quality, patient centred and value for money (VFM) Primary GP services, delivered in a safe and effective manner.
The contract is to be carried out at Arlesey Medical Centre, High Street, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6SN.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.
The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 31.3.2017 and as a result the successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1.4.2017.
Based on the current contract it is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have an annual agreement value of 426 846.15 GBP based on the patient weighted list size of 4 047 as at 1.7.2016. Additional income can be earned from the Quality Outcomes Framework payment and Enhanced Services Payments.
It is envisaged that TUPE will apply. The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
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.
Deposits and guarantees required: Parent company or other guarantee bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services to which this notice relates are covered by 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. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 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 user-name/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 on-line 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 help-desk.

Eligibility requirements: Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: 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.