Published date: 11 December 2017

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: 10 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice services - 85121000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

itt_898

Published date

11 December 2017

Closing date

10 January 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM CSU), acting on behalf of Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England North Midlands, is seeking a suitably qualified provider to deliver high quality and safe Primary Care Medical Services at Parkfields Surgery, Derby, under an Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contract.

The contract will commence on 1st October 2018 and be for a maximum period of ten years (initial term five years plus option to extend for a further five years).

The Practice has a list size (at 1st October 2017) of approximately 6,243 (raw list size 6,108). The contract value will be in the region of £5.3M, excluding QOF and Enhanced Services payments, over ten years.

Further information is available in the published documentation and instructions for how to access this are given later in this notice.

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement process will be run in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as a one-stage process under the Light Touch Regime. The most economically advantageous tender derived using the criteria stated in the tender documentation will be successful. 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 Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details.

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 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 online 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

Address

Arden & GEM CSU
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

catherine.woodman@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk