Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-19
Buyer: NHS Lothian
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121000: Medical services
Estimated value: 4400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Expressions of interest are invited to provide primary medical services under a General Medical Services Contract for approximately 7 780 patients at East Craigs Medical Practice Edinburgh. The board are currently in discussion with the current practice about securing the premises for future use. The successful applicant will contract with the Board to occupy the premises.
This is an excellent opportunity to improve health outcomes and NHS Lothian would welcome applications from interested parties that will deliver high quality primary medical services responsive to the needs of the patient population. As well as delivering essential services, the successful provider will be expected to offer a range of additional and enhanced services.
Expressions of interest are invited to provide primary medical services under a General Medical Services Contract for approximately 7,880 patients at the East Craigs Medical Practice Edinburgh, unless the Applicant proposes otherwise. The board are currently in discussion with the current practice about securing the premises for future use. The successful applicant will contract with the Board to occupy the premises.
This is an excellent opportunity to improve health outcomes and NHS Lothian would welcome applications from interested parties that will deliver high quality primary medical services responsive to the needs of the patient population. As well as delivering essential services, the successful provider will be expected to offer a range of additional and enhanced services.
The commencement date for the contract will be agreed between the successful bidder and NHS Lothian, but the current expectation is that the contract will start on 1st December 2017. There is no fixed term applicable to the awarded contract. The contract duration of 60 months used in this notice is for illustrative purposes only.
It is a requirement that all applicants meet the criteria of section 17L of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, as amended.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=508556.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

Eligibility requirements: It is a requirement that all applicants meet the criteria of section 17L of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, as amended.

Award value: 4400000