Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-13
Buyer: Arden and GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: Essex
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85121000: Medical services
Estimated value: 1830000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at East Tilbury Medical Centre and Corringham Medical Centre in Essex for NHS England (Midlands and East (East)).
Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden and GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England (Midlands and East (East)) are inviting suitably qualified providers to deliver Alternative Primary Medical Services at East Tilbury Medical Centre, 85 Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8SW and Corringham Medical Centre, Giffords Cross Road, Corringham, SS17 7QQ.
As this tender is for existing services, the services must be fully operational by the service commencement date of 1.10.2016 in order to ensure continuity of care for patients. There will be a 3-month mobilisation period from July to September 2016.
The contract will be an APMS agreement for a period of 5 years, with option for a 2 year extension. The estimated contract value is 1 830 000 GBP over the 5 years (366 000 GBP per annum).
The current patient list size for these services is 4 067 as at 1.1.2016 patients across the 2 practices. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the successful Provider will be expected to:
— design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment;
— be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis;
The Invitation to Tender Questionnaire is anticipated to be published on Friday 8.4.2016, and deadline for responses is 12:00, Wednesday 4.5.2016. Please note these times and dates may be subject to change, of which you will be informed via Bravo.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal ‘Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU Procurement Portal’ in this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below).: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html To register on the portal: — From the portal (Arden and GEM Bravo) Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link — Accept the terms and conditions for using the portal — Complete your organisation and personal details — Choose a memorable user name and submit — You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage). To Express Interest in the ITT: — Login with your unique user name and password — From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ — This is a repository of all ITTs open to any registered supplier. Select ITT_422 — Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at East Tilbury Medical Centre and Corringham Medical Centre in Essex. The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’). 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 except those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. Please see published documentation for further detail.
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 intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’).
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 save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. 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://gemcsu.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.