Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-17
Buyer: NHS England
Country: UK
Region: Greater Manchester
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85120000: Medical practice services | 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services
Submission deadline: 2017-01-23

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England NHSE) and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHSE and NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG)(the Contracting Authorities). Under co-commissioning arrangements and Level 3 delegated arrangements for commissioning Primary Care services BCCG together with NHSE are proposing to commission APMS services for: Lot 1 Bolton General Practice; Lot 2 Bolton Medical Practice and Great Lever Practice, Lot 3 Bolton Community Practice, Lot 4 Olive Family Practice. APMS contracts are for an initial period of 10 years with the option to extend by a further 5 years. Tender documentation will be available as from 12:00 noon on 16.12.2016. For information on how to express an interest in this tender please see additional information at VI.3) of this notice.
Financial thresholds for this procurement are as at 2016/17 values and there is a set price of 80.59 GBP for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. Patient List Weighted = 4482, Raw = 4759. This Capitation Payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts)Regulations. In addition to Capitation Payments, the successful bidder will be required to sign up to the Bolton Quality Contract (BQC) and be eligible for payment of up to 21.86 GBP per weighted patient, and 60 % (13.12 GBP) of this payment will be guaranteed on sign up and delivery of the contract but, 40 % (i.e. 8.74 GBP)is not guaranteed and will be based on achievement of Key Performance Indicators. Payments will be adjusted for list size changes on a quarterly basis at the BQC value applicable at the time e.g. currently 21.86 GBP.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) will apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
Bolton Medical Practice, 21 Rupert Street, Great Lever, BL3 6PY and Great Lever Practice, 21 Rupert Street, Great Lever, BL3 6PY.
Financial thresholds for this procurement are as at 2016/17 values and there is a set price of 80.59 GBP for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. Patient List Weighted = 5299, Raw = 5389. This Capitation Payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations. In addition to Capitation Payments, the successful bidder will be required to sign up to the Bolton Quality Contract (BQC) and be eligible for payment of up to 21.86 GBP per weighted patient, and 60 % (13.12 GBP) of this payment will be guaranteed on sign up and delivery of the contract but, 40 % (i.e. 8.74 GBP)is not guaranteed and will be based on achievement of Key Performance Indicators. Payments will be adjusted for list size changes on a quarterly basis at the BQC value applicable at the time e.g. currently 21.86 GBP.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) will apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
Bolton Community Practice, Provided over 4 sites — Waters Meeting Health Centre, Waters Meeting Road, BL1 8TU, Little Lever Health Centre, Market Surgery & Ladybridge Health Centre.
Financial thresholds for this procurement are as at 2016/17 values and there is a set price of 80.59 GBP for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. Patient List Weighted = 12,205, Raw = 11,649. This Capitation Payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations. In addition to Capitation Payments, the successful bidder will be required to sign up to the Bolton Quality Contract (BQC) and be eligible for payment of up to 21.86 GBP per weighted patient, and 60 % (13.12 GBP) of this payment will be guaranteed on sign up and delivery of the contract but, 40 % (i.e. 8.74 GBP)is not guaranteed and will be based on achievement of Key Performance Indicators. Payments will be adjusted for list size changes on a quarterly basis at the BQC value applicable at the time e.g. currently 21.86 GBP.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) will apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
Financial thresholds for this procurement are as at 2016/17 values and there is a set price of 80.59 GBP for the Capitation Payments per weighted patient. Patient List Weighted = 3,244, Raw = 3,260. This Capitation Payment is designed to cover the Essential & Additional Services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations. In addition to Capitation Payments, the successful bidder will be required to sign up to the Bolton Quality Contract (BQC) and be eligible for payment of up to 21.86 GBP per weighted patient, and 60 % (13.12 GBP) of this payment will be guaranteed on sign up and delivery of the contract but, 40 % (i.e. 8.74 GBP)is not guaranteed and will be based on achievement of Key Performance Indicators. Payments will be adjusted for list size changes on a quarterly basis at the BQC value applicable at the time e.g. currently 21.86 GBP.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) will apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
This procurement will follow the basic principals of the Open Procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 no 102).
Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on PROACTIS which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and