Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-04-06
Buyer: Arden and GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: Lincolnshire
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85121100: General practitioner services

Technical requirements: Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at University Health Centre, Lincoln University, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7GA.
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands) and Lincolnshire West CCG are carrying out a market engagement exercise for the forthcoming procurement; Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at University Health Centre, Lincoln University, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7GA.
This Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract has an anticipated start date of 1.10.2016 The Service Specification will be fully developed following patient engagement and the successful provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously high quality and will be responsive to the needs of the local population. The Provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required. The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and the provider will be expected to deliver:
a) high quality Primary Medical Services responsive to the needs of the predominantly student population;
e) all Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local council,
Please note this is purely a market assessment exercise to gather facts on potential providers. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published. The responses received during the market analysis exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process. As part of this market engagement exercise a short questionnaire where possible is requested to be completed by 12.4.2016.
A Bidder engagement event is expected to be held in Lincoln on 13.4.2016 for those providers who wish to contribute further to this market review. Please register your interest by completing the ‘Bidder Event’ section in the questionnaire.
This market engagement exercise is being run through the Arden & GEM CSU Bravo e-tendering portal ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
1. Register your company on the e-sourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the e-sourcing 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 e-tendering help desk.