Published date: 8 January 2018

Withdrawn early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Procurement reference

NHSE/Suffolk/KM&WW/APMS

Published date

8 January 2018

Closing date

23 February 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG 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 intention to procure an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract at Kirkley Mill Surgery, Clifton Road, Suffolk, NR33 0HF and at Westwood Surgery, 45-47 Westwood Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9RW through a Caretaker Arrangement.

The Market Engagement Event will take place on the evening of the 6th January 2016, 19:00 (7.00pm) start at Great Yarmouth and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group offices located at; Beccles House, 1 Common Lane North, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9BN.

The Market Engagement Event will provide:
• an overview of the services to be provided
• details of the anticipated contract type, length and particular conditions
• an overview of the procurement process and the anticipated timeline

The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and they will be required to deliver an outcome based service to include:

High quality Primary Medical Services responsive to the needs of the local population

Provision of professional advice to patients and promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health

Provision of all essential and additional services

All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local authority

Robust business management systems and processes for improved patient experience

Financial management - efficient use and maximisation of available resources. Maintain financial control within the available budget

It is intended that a procurement process will commence the second week of January 2016 with a view for the services commencing on the 1st April 2016.

Places for the Market Engagement Event are limited therefore reservations are limited to no more than 3 persons per organisation. To reserve your place please email the following details to Jessica.Gaucher-Thompson@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk, for the attention of Jessica Gaucher-Thompson, before 6th January 2016:

• Name of delegate/s
• Job title of delegate/s
• Organisation details, including address
• Delegate email address and telephone number.

Please note this is purely a market assessment exercise to gather facts on potential providers. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.

Additional Information:
The ITT will be advertised (scheduled early January) on the Contracts Finder website (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search) and will be run through Arden & GEM CSU's procurement portal Bravo (https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk). We recommend that you register with both of these websites in the meantime.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Market Engagement Event - NHS England Midlands & East (East) - Kirkley Mill Surgery and Westwood Surgery, Lowestoft, Suffolk

  • Early engagement
  • Published 14 December 2015


About the buyer

Contact name

Surinder Kahlon

Address

10 Nottingham Road, Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

surinder.kahlon@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk