Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-05
Buyer: NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85120000: Medical practice services | 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services
Submission deadline: 2019-03-07

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) (the Contracting Authority) under devolved responsibility and NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) under co-commissioning delegated responsibility who wish to commission Alternative Provider Medical Services for Lindley Medical Practice within the locality of Oldham. The contract term will be 5 years with effect from 1.10.2019 to 30.9.2024, with the option to extend for 5 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
This opportunity replaces the opportunity that was advertised in OJEU on 11.9.2018 under reference 2018/S 174-395520 in which no contract was awarded.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) (the Contracting Authority) under devolved responsibility and NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) under co-commissioning delegated responsibility who wish to commission Alternative provider Medical Services for Lindley Medical Practice within the locality of Oldham. The contract term will be 5 years with effect from 1.10.2019 to 30.9.2024, with the option to extend for 5 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
This opportunity replaces the opportunity that was advertised in OJEU on 11.9.2018 under Reference 2018/S 174-395520 in which no contract was awarded.
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions;
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being”. The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts).
Public contracts for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
The “Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006” as amended by the “Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014” (TUPE) applies to this contract as this is an existing service provision.
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.