Published date: 27 January 2016

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: 2 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £1,375,000

Procurement reference

SCW/NHSEQ80/00000116/2015

Published date

27 January 2016

Closing date

2 March 2016

Contract start date

4 July 2016

Contract end date

3 July 2021

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 England South (South West) is seeking a suitably qualified service provider (per geographical lot) for the provision of primary medical services, in a secure location, to patients placed on the Violent Patient Scheme Directed Enhanced Service.

Excluded from this procurement is the provision of the Violent Patient Scheme on the Isles of Scilly where they have their own arrangements for VPS.

The area covered is broken into the three geographical lots below and potential bidders can opt to bid for one or more lots:

- Lot 1 - Devon and Cornwall,
- Lot 2 - Somerset,
- Lot 3 - Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

The contract will commence on 4th July 2016 and has a total annual value of £275,000. Lot 1 has a value of £125,000 with Lots 2 and 3 having a value of £75,000 each.

The contract (via the standard APMS Contract) will be for a duration of 5 years with the possibility of a 2 year extension option subject to review.

As well as routine GP appointments the service will also provide a call handling service and security escort provision for VPS patients.

Service provision must be comprehensive and high quality primary medical services within reasonable distance to the patient's home. This includes specifically active management of long term and chronic conditions: patient referral, engagement and liaison with supplementary services where available routinely within the area, including specialist mental health services, drug and alcohol services and those available through secondary services.

As it is likely that some of the patients on the VPS will have or have had a history of substance misuse, provider experience in this is essential, as well as having good working relationships with local specialist teams for onward referral and support to patients for rehabilitation.


More information

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on in-tend. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

Or you should be able to go directly to this particular tender opportunity by following the link below:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/116

In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system.

Bidders are required to respond to questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.


About the buyer

Contact name

Alexandra Searle

Address

South Plaza, Malborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
England

Telephone

0117 9002569

Email

alexandra.searle@swcsu.nhs.uk