Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-17
Buyer: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Region: Northamptonshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85120000: Medical practice services
Submission deadline: 2017-02-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden and GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England (Central Midlands) and NHS Nene CCG (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) under joint commissioning arrangements is seeking suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver primary care medical services under a caretaking arrangement, at Kings Heath Practice, North Oval, Kings Heath, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7LN.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 12 months from the commencement date of 1.4.2017 until the 31.3.2018, there will be no option to extend beyond this period.
Subsequent to this the Commissioner(s) will carry out a full procurement for a longer term provider for the practice.
Based on the current contract it is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have an estimated annual agreement value of 395 000 GBP (including a Caretaker Fee and excluding Enhanced Services and QOF Payments). The weighted patient list size is 3 343.54.
The key objective of this procurement is to commission an able provider(s) through the most current NHS England Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the Provider(s) will be expected to deliver:
— high quality, patient centred and value for money (VFM) Primary GP services, delivered in a safe and effective manner.
— Primary Medical Services including Essential, Additional and Enhanced Services as set out in the Service Specification.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Please see ‘Additional text’ below on how to register.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 12 months from the commencement date of 1.4.2017 until the 31.3.2018, there will be no option to extend beyond this period.
The services to which this notice relates 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 authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further detail.
— eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register,
— Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender,
— Click ‘My Response' under ‘ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining),