Published date: 12 March 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_162895/650135

Published date

12 March 2018

Closing date

9 April 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England - North Midlands, Mansfield and Ashfield CCG and Newark & Sherwood CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) under fully delegated commissioning arrangements are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Services of Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre and Lot 2: Balderton Primary Care Centre. The service is anticipated to commence on 1st October 2018 for a contract duration of 5 years till 30 September 2023 under the NHS England Standard Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract 2017/18.

The Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre is open 5 days a week from 8:00am until 6:30pm, with extended opening on Saturday 9.00am-12.00pm. The practice is located within the Ashfield Health Village area of Nottinghamshire on Portland Street which consists of predominantly modernised pre and post-war properties. It is anticipated that there will be further housing developments within the area in the future.

The Kirkby Community Primary Care Centre latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report (Dec 2017) confirms the service is rated as Good overall. The practice has 5,742 registered patients and it is anticipated that this will grow at a steady rate due to residential developments planned over the coming months/years.The practice is located within a NHS Property Services building which was a former community hospital building.

The Balderton Primary Care Centre is open 5 days a week from 8:00am until 6:30pm, with extended opening on Tuesday evening until 8:00pm. and on Friday morning from 7:00am - 8:00pm The practice is located within the Fernwood area of
Newark on Lowfield Lane. It is anticipated that there will be further housing developments within the area in the future
due to expansion of the Fernwood development.

The Balderton Community Primary Care Centre latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report (Dec 2017) confirms the service is rated as Good overall. The practice has 5,470 registered patients and it is anticipated that this will grow at a significant rate once residential developments begin to be built. The practice is located within a purpose built lift building

More information

Additional text

Arden & 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. 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://ardengemcsu.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 username/ 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 ITT 927 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 onscreen instructions to complete the 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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Neelam Saroe

Address

10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

neelam.saroe@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk