Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-03
Buyer: Arden and GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services
Submission deadline: 2018-11-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (East) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at the Maple Surgery, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire.
The contract will be NHS Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) with a commencement date of 1.4.2019. The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 18 months (maximum contract term 4 years six months). Total Contract Value will be approximately 1 534 300 GBP based on the current weighted list size and excluding QOF and Enhanced Services payments.
Further information and the ITT documentation can be found at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and bids must be submitted by 2:00 pm on 28.11.2018.
Primary Care Medical Services under an APMS contract at Maple Surgery, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire. The full scope of services is detailed in the Service Specification published with the ITT documentation.
The Commissioners are Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) acting under delegated authority from NHS England Midlands and East (East).
Payment will be based on a price per weighted patient, to be determined as part of this ITT but at a maximum of 103,91 GBP per weighted patient. For full details see tender documentation.
The initial contract term is 3 years with the option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 18 months (total contract term 4 years 6 months).
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 will 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.
— browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,
— click the “PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link (these are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
— this will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My PQQs/My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— there may be a mixture of online and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed online 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 online help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the procurement documents.