Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-14
Buyer: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services
Submission deadline: 2018-04-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre and Lot 2: Balderton Primary Care Centre
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England – North Midlands, Mansfield and Ashfield CCG and Newark and Sherwood CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) under fully delegated commissioning arrangements are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Services of Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre and Lot 2: Balderton Primary Care Centre. The service is anticipated to commence on 1.10.2018 for a contract duration of 5 years till 30 September 2023 under the NHS England Standard Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract 2017 / 18.
Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre, Portland Street, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7AE.
The Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre is open 5 days a week from 8:00 am until 6:30 pm, with extended opening on Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The practice is located within the Ashfield Health Village area of Nottinghamshire on Portland Street which consists of predominantly modernised pre and post-war properties. It is anticipated that there will be further housing developments within the area in the future.
The Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report (Dec 2017) confirms the service is rated as Good overall. The practice has 5,742 registered patients and it is anticipated that this will grow at a steady rate due to residential developments planned over the coming months / years. The practice is located within a NHS Property Services building which was a former community hospital building.
The Balderton Primary Care Centre is open 5 days a week from 8:00 am until 6:30 pm, with extended opening on Tuesday evening until 8:00 pm. and on Friday morning from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm.
The practice is located within the Fernwood area of Newark on Lowfield Lane. It is anticipated that there will be further housing developments within the area in the future due to expansion of the Fernwood development.
The Balderton Community Primary Care Centre latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report (Dec 2017) confirms the service is rated as Good overall. The practice has.
5,470 registered patients and it is anticipated that this will grow at a significant rate once residential developments begin to be built. The practice is located within a purpose built lift building.
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 require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Parent company or other guarantee bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances.
Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The Services are being procured as “Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services” and AGCSU is bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers.
— click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to respond' (please give a reason if declining),

Eligibility requirements: 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 require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.