Published date: 6 August 2018

This notice was replaced on 21 September 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 21 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£658,241

Procurement reference

RTL105P

Published date

6 August 2018

Closing date

21 August 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2019

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

The successful Bidder will be required to provide general medical services at the address of the Practice referred to above, using the current clinical staff and non-clinical staff, where employed, to ensure some continuity of service provision for patients. The successful Bidder will also be required to ensure that the Practice is managed and run to meet the needs of the registered patients, ensuring that high quality general medical services are provided in a consistent and accessible way. This will include providing clinical leadership to the practice team
This Tender process is being managed by NEL CSU (NEL) on behalf of Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (the "Contracting Authority") in connection with a competitive procurement exercise that is being conducted in accordance with a process based on the Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations" (as amended)). The services to which this Procurement relates fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. Neither the reference to "Open Procedure", "ITT", "PQQ / SQ", the use of the term "Tender process" nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions.
The Contract will be for a period of 12 months - the contract period will be from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.

Prospective bidders are requested to note that, due to operational necessity, the start date for this contract is Monday 1 October 2018, therefore the mobilisation start date is within a very short time period from announcement of award. Please only submit a response if you can achieve the very tight mobilisation period.
The indicative 12 months contract value, based on a weighted patient list of 4976.02 (as at 1 April 2018), is £658,241 (Ex VAT). This value does not include payment for enhanced services such as Extended Hours and Local Enhanced Services.
Bidders should respond to this Invitation To Tender (ITT) opportunity by completing the online questionnaire published on the Contracting Authority's e-procurement portal (the "Portal") - ProContract . All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the Portal.
Bidders are required to register on the Portal prior to accessing the ITT documentation. Guidance on the registration process, access the ITT documentation and submit a response are contained below (please refer to links embedded within this advertisement).
The deadline for tenders to be received is 21 August 2018 at 1200 (noon). A timetable for the procurement, and supplementary information relating to the opportunity is also available on the Portal.
Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by the Contracting Authority.

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This Tender process is being managed by North East London Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU) on behalf of NHS England (the "Contracting Authority") in connection with a competitive procurement exercise that is being conducted in accordance with a process based on the Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations" (as amended)). The services to which this Procurement relates fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts. Neither the reference to "Open Procedure", "ITT", "PQQ / SQ", the use of the term "Tender process" nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nirula Sethi

Address

NEL CSU, 1 Lower Marsh,
London
SE1 7NT
England

Telephone

07976322671

Email

Nirula.sethi@nhs.net