Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-19
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU
Country: UK
Region: Essex
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85121000: Medical services

Technical requirements: Market Engagement Event for the Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at East Tilbury Medical Centre and Corringham Health Centre in Essex for NHS England (Midlands & East).
Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden&GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England (Midlands & East (East)) would like to invite providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intentions to procure Alternative Provider for Medical Services (APMS) for:
East Tilbury Medical Centre, 85 Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8SW with a branch based at Corringham Health Centre, Giffords Cross Road, Corringham, SS17 7QQ.
The current patient list size for these services is circa 4 700 patients across the two practices. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the successful Provider will be expected to:
— Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment;
— Be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis;
It is intended that the tender will be published around the 8th April. As this tender is for existing services, the services must be fully operational by the service commencement date of 1.10.2016 in order to ensure continuity of care for patients. There will be a 3-month mobilisation period from July to September 2016.
NHS England (Midlands & East) is inviting interested providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will be held on Wednesday 6.4.2016, at 19:00 in Essex (venue to be confirmed post 4.4.2016 ).
Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are limited to no more than 2 persons per organisation. Further information will be circulated to delegates once the registration process closes on the 4.4.2016 at 12:00. An expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').<br>
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail. <br>
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — 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.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').