Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-01-10
Buyer: NHS England North (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85120000: Medical practice services | 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services
Estimated value: 4050374.87 GBP

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and has managed this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Cheshire and Merseyside. Under co-commissioning arrangements for commissioning Primary Care services NHS Wirral CCG and NHSE have commissioned a GP practice for patients registered at TG Medical Centre. The contract is for an initial period of 4 years with the option to extend by 2 further 36 Month periods (4+3+3).
The procurement is for a contract term of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years and then a further 3 years again after that, all subject to satisfactory contract performance at the discretion of the commissioner. All financial values are in real terms i.e. no inflation is included and therefore financial values are as at 2018/19 values.
NHS England has a set price of 84,63 GBP (88,96 GBP less 4,33 GBP for out of hours opt-out) for the capitation payments per weighted patient. This is equivalent to the General Medical Services (GMS) price. This capitation payment is designed to cover the essential and additional services element of the contract as per the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations.
The successful bidder will be eligible for an annual uplift to the set price of 84,63 GBP per weighted patient in line with the national uplift to GMS contracts. This will apply from April 2019.
Patient list sizes will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. For each additional weighted patient in excess of contracted levels the successful Bidder will be paid at the GMS rate applicable at the time less out of hours opt-out. e.g. currently 84,63 GBP. For each weighted patient below contracted levels an equivalent deduction will be made.
In addition to capitation payments the practice will be eligible for DES and QOF payments in line with GMS contractors. They will also be eligible for reimbursement of rent and rates on current premises as per the NHS (General Medical Services Premises Costs) Directions.
Patient List4497 = (raw) 4785(weighted) as at 1.7.2018 This service are currently being delivered from Tg Medical Centre, 56-60 Grange Road, Wirral CH48 4EG.
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.
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).
The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Regulation 95 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.


Winner: Marine Lake
Award value: 4050374.87
Number of bids: 2