Published date: 18 September 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: 22 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£4,772,293

Procurement reference

tender_173860/712849

Published date

18 September 2018

Closing date

22 October 2018

Contract start date

1 May 2019

Contract end date

30 April 2022

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

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England West Midlands and NHS Coventry & Rugby CCG would like to invite potential Providers to tender for APMS Services for Specialist GP Services for Homeless and Vulnerably Housed & Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Coventry. There is also potential for this service to be expanded to include a provision within Rugby during the life of the contract.

AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

The contract arising from this procurement will be between the successful Provider and NHS England (National Health Service Commissioning Board) and NHS Coventry & Rugby CCG as delegated Commissioners on behalf of NHS England. As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 4 years and 11 months, with a service commencement date of 1 April 2018. TUPE will be applicable to this contract.

The Commissioners are commissioning a service primarily aimed at and meeting the needs of patients that are defined as Homeless (vulnerably housed), Asylum Seekers and Refugees within a practice setting. Bidders should be able to demonstrate that they have a full understanding of the patients' needs and that they are aware of key challenges that impact such vulnerable patient groups and can demonstrate that they are able to keep abreast of emerging issues i.e. such as legal, medical or social that is pertinent to this population.

The Commissioners require one Service Provider to deliver both services. The successful Bidder will be awarded one APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services for both services.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise.
i) Register and log onto the portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
ii) Express interest by:
a) selecting response to advert and ITT (ref: itt_1033)
b) select Open Access ITT
c) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details
d) click on Express Interest link
iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can complete the ITT questionnaire.

Deadline for bid submission is 10.00am on 22 October 2018.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Raj Dosanjh

Address

Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

Raj.Dosanjh@nhs.net