Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-03-16
Buyer: NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85121100: General practitioner services
Estimated value: 546468 GBP

Technical requirements: This prior information notice is being used to seek expressions of interest to provide primary medical services in Sherford on behalf of NHS Devon CCG.
Sherford is a new town on the edge of Plymouth, with most of the development falling into the South Hams Council jurisdiction. The new town of Sherford intends to deliver a sustainable new community; alongside the major residential development of 5 500 new homes the planning of the new community has been extensive and includes a high street, several smaller local centres, schools, leisure, other community infrastructure, employment opportunities and an extensive community park providing strategic recreational resource.
Sherford intends to be a sustainable development delivering an excellent quality of life; it is intended to be an engaged, healthy community. Sherford will have homes designed to be locally distinctive. As a mixed-use development, Sherford will provide affordable homes, local job opportunities, and a full range of community facilities as detailed above.
The site is under the ownership of the Sherford consortium (a joint venture between Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Taylor Wimpy, housing developers)
As part of the section 106 agreement, trigger points that have been reached or will be reached imminently highlight the need to provide interim General Practice facilities to the population of Sherford. GP provision will need to sustainable and long-term, to grow as Sherford grows. The provider will need to work with the developers, councils, CCG and community services to help shape primary medical services.
— provide and further develop integrated services to ensure the long-term sustainability of services.
The commissioner will consider a proposal for a surgery that will operate as an extension of an existing GP contract.
Expressions of interest will also need to be able to demonstrate the ability to provide services to the population of Sherford that supports:
The current population of Sherford is 1 120. This is estimated to increase to a population of 3 040 people in 4 years’ time. It is estimated that between 760 and 1520 people will need to register as a new patient within the next 4 years.
Based on the GMS rate less out-of-hours opt-out currently GBP 89.88 per weighted patient the annual value is estimated to be between GBP 68 309 and GBP 136 617.
Any values and timescales stated within this PIN notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS Devon CCG or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. NHS Devon CCG will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to express an interest, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then confirm the expression.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.


Award value: 546468