Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-09
Buyer: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services
Submission deadline: 2018-11-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Pennfields Health Centre and Lot 2: Bilston Urban Village and Ettingshall Medical Centre
NHS Arden and GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England – Midlands and East (West Midlands) and NHS Wolverhampton CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) under fully delegated commissioning arrangements is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the services of Primary care medical services for:
The Contract is expected to run from 1.4.2019 for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. Deadline for ITT responses is 10:00 am on 1.11.2018.
Pennfields Medical Centre currently opens 5 days per week, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm. It is located on Upper Zoar Street, Pennfields, Wolverhampton. The latest CQC inspection was carried out on 11.2.2016 and was rated as Good. The practice is aligned to a local model of care.
Practices are housed in a purpose built modular building. The long term strategy is for one building central to both areas to be developed.
Bilston Urban Village currently opens 5 days per week, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm. It is located on Bankfield Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton and is based in an area currently undergoing redevelopment with more than 450 new houses planned locally to the practice. The latest CQC inspection was carried out on 31.5.2017 and was rated as good.
Ettingshall Medical Centre opens 5 days per week, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm. It is located on Herbert Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton. A CQC inspection has not been completed under the current providers.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Parent company or other guarantee bonds, deposits, insurance or other forms of security may be required in certain circumstances.
Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The Services are being procured as “Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services” and AGCSU is bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services. The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
— click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
— this will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— click “My Response” under “PQQ/ ITT Details”, you can choose to “Create Response” or to “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining),
— there may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available). You must then submit your reply using the “Submit Response” button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

Eligibility requirements: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.