Published date: 20 January 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 November 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£36,248,517

Procurement reference

NHSE890

Published date

20 January 2023

Closing date

14 November 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2032

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

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board who wish to commission Alternative Provider Medical Services to be delivered for patients of: Garston Family Health Centre; Kensington Park; Marybone; Netherley Health Centre; Park View; Princes Park Health Centre; and West Speke, all located within Liverpool.

The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of providers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend). As such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Friday 14 October 2022 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 10am on Monday 14 November 2022.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Liverpool Alternative Provider Medical Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 October 2022


Award information

Awarded date

6 January 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2032

Total value of contract

£31,266,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) Ltd

Address

UNITS 4-6 ENTERPRISE WAY, WAVERTREE
TECHNOLOGY PARK, LIVERPOOL, L13 1FB

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£6,953,517

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Award of Lot 1 - Garston Family Health Centre; and
Lot 4 - Netherley Health Centre

Brownlow Group Practice

Address

70 Pembroke Place Liverpool L69 3GF

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£24,312,483

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Award of:
Lot 2 - Kensington Park
Lot 3 - Marybone
Lot 6 - Princes Park Health Centre


About the buyer

Address

John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
England

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net