Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-05
Buyer: Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 40000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-07-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group seeks to commission a Primary Care Extended Access and GP Out of Hours Service The procurement is driven by the need to re-commission both services as they reach the end of their current contracts. The extended access model will be in addition and support to those services currently in place with local GP practices and will be based on the on the national requirements with the possible inclusion of online access and consultation services. The GP Out of Hours service is to provide urgent clinical care outside of normal GP surgery hours. Contracts will be for an initial term of 60 months with a possible extension of any period up to a further 60 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner. Services are planned to commence from 1.4.2019. The total indicative budget is circa 3 500 000 GBP to 4 000 000 GBP per annum. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioners.
Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) seeks to commission a Primary Care Extended Access and GP Out of Hours Service to all registered patients with Swindon and Shrivenham practices and those patients who have temporary residence within the geographic boundaries. The procurement is driven by the need to re-commission both services as they reach the end of their current contracts. The extended access model will be in addition and support to those services currently in place with local GP practices and will be based on the on the national requirements. The inclusion of online and consultation services may be included within the procurement to empower patients and make it easier for clinician to deliver high quality care whilst improving access. The GP Out of Hours service is to provide urgent clinical care outside of normal GP surgery hours. In 2016 Swindon as part of a Bath and North East Somerset; Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group collaboration took part in the commissioning of Integrated Urgent Care Services. Swindon CCG elected not to re-commission it’s Out of Hours requirement as part of that exercise, but instead to undertake a separate process with its additional Extended Access requirement. Bidders should note the requirement to work closely with the provider of the aforementioned Integrated Urgent Care Service across the BSW region in any contract let through this process. Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group is looking for services to be delivered in an innovative way that meets the needs of the local population now and throughout the contract period. Swindon CCG expects the service provider to engage with the public and professionals on a regular basis and in agreement with commissioners evolve the service over the contract lifetime. The service needs to work in an integrated manner with other service providers to offer a seamless experience across the health care system, particularly from a patient's view point. Contracts will be for an initial term of 60 months with a possible extension of any period up to a further 60 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner. Services are planned to commence from 1.4.2019. The total indicative budget available is 3 500 000 GBP to 4 000 000 GBP per annum. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners, through the In-Tend e-procurement system (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home) from where full information can be accessed.
Contracts will be for an initial term of 60 months with a possible extension of any period up to a further 60 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner. Services are planned to commence from 1.4.2019.
Contracts will be for an initial term of 5 years, with a possible extension of any period up to a further 60 months as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner. Services are planned to commence from 1.4.2019.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement portal (In-tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and “express an interest” and then complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents. On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the Light Touch Regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (Open, Restricted, Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, Competitive Dialogue or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder / application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Award value: 40000000