Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-28
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services
Submission deadline: 2017-07-17
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 Bedfordshire CCG (under joint commissioning arrangements) invites suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for delivery of Primary Medical Services at Shortstown Surgery, Bedford.
— High quality, patient centred and value for money (VFM) Primary GP services, delivered in a safe and effective manner.
The contract will commence on 1.11.2017 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend up to a further 2 years (5 years maximum).
Based on the current weighted patient list size (2 326.98 as of April 2017) the maximum contract value for the service provision resultant of this procurement will be circa 1 445 055 GBP over the life time of the contract (5 years maximum). This figure excludes Enhanced Services and QOF payments.
However it is envisaged that the patient list size will increase as a result of a housing development in New Cardington (Shortstown).
The deadline to express an interest (access documents on Bravo) is 12:00 noon 17.7.2017 and responses must be submitted by 12:00 noon 19.7.2017 (the deadline).
Initial contract period 3 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years (maximum contract period 5 years).
The Contracting Authority intends to use 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. 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 (itt_748 refers) 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 help-desk.