Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-29
Buyer: NHS England — North (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Country: UK
Region: Cheshire
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: 2017-01-30

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Cheshire and Merseyside (the contracting authority). The contracting authority is proposing to commission APMS services currently being delivered from Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD the contract is for a period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further period of 1 year solely at the discretion of the contracting authority. For information on how to express an interest in this procurement please see additional information at V1.3) of this notice.
The contracting authority has a set price of 76,44 GBP (80,59 GBP less 4,15 GBP for out of hours opt-out) for the capitation payments per weighted patient. This is equivalent to the 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 76,44 GBP per weighted patient in line with the national uplift to GMS contracts. This will apply from April 2017 Patient List Weighted = 6 058, Raw = 5 675. Payments will be adjusted for list size changes on a quarterly basis. In addition to capitation payments the practice will be eligible for DES and QOF payments in line with GMS contracts.
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 this contract. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement utilising the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).This procurement will be conducted via NECS e-tendering system (PROACTIS) accordingly there will be no hard-copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
Public contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of the PCR 2015.
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
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being”. Please note tender documentation will be available from 12:00 on 30.12.2016.
The contracting authority 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.