Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2017-02-07
Buyer: NHS Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: Birmingham
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services
Estimated value: 7500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Arden and GEM CSU on behalf of Birmingham South Central CCG is seeking expressions of interest from suitability qualified providers for the provision of GP Practice Services at The Hill Medical Practice based in Sparkhill, Birmingham. The practice provides general GP services, treatment and advice for a range of minor illnesses and injuries. A service will be required Monday — Friday 8:00 - 20:00 and Saturday — Sunday 9:00 - 13:00
The current contract will expire on 31.3.2017 and is under an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. It is the intention of the CCG to award a short-term step-in contract to Midland Medical Partnership (MMP) for the period 1.4.2017 to 31.7.2017.
No further notice will be issued with regard to this opportunity and only those parties expressing an interest in this notice will be invited to tender. Those expressing an interest will be given access to documents which the step-in provider is also party to.
This notice is for a longer term contract which will commence on 1.8.2017. The contract will be for an initial period of 7 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years. No further notice will be issued with regard to this opportunity and only those parties expressing an interest in this notice will be invited to tender. Those expressing an interest will be given access to documents which the step-in provider is party to.
The Services which are being procured are Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services and Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.
The contracting authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to 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.
This services being procured are Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services and Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to schedule 3 services. As such, the process being used will mirror an open process as per the Light Touch Regime. Full details of the process used will be defined in the tender documents.
Economic operators should ensure that they register their interest in writing via https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Technical support with this process can be sought via the BravoSolution help-desk on 0800 368 4850 or by e-mail help@bravosolution.co.uk

Eligibility requirements: The contracting authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.

Award value: 7500000