Published date: 4 July 2018

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


Closing: 1 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£1,700,000

Procurement reference

ACE-0308-2017-LUTON

Published date

4 July 2018

Closing date

1 June 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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 Luton Clinical Commissioning Group is expected to implement all 7 core areas of GPFV access, these 7 core requirements are as follows.

• Timing of appointments:
Commission weekday provision of access to pre-bookable and same day appointments to general practice services in evenings (after 6:30pm) - to provide an additional 1.5 hours a day;
Commission weekend provision of access to pre-bookable and same day appointments on both Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays to meet local population needs;
Provide robust evidence, based on utilisation rates, for the proposed disposition of services throughout the week;
Appointments can be provided on a hub basis with practices working at scale.

• Capacity:
Commission a minimum additional 30 minutes consultation capacity per 1000 population, rising to 45 minutes per 1000 population.

• Measurement:
Ensure usage of a nationally commissioned new tool to automatically measure appointment activity by all participating practices, both in-hours and in extended hours.

• Advertising and ease of access:
Ensure services are advertised to patients, including notification on practice websites, notices in local urgent care services and publicity that into the community, so that it is clear to patients how they can access these appointments and associated service;
All practice receptionists able to direct patients to the service and offer appointments to extended hours service on the same basis as appointments to non-extended hours services
Patients should be offered a choice of evening or weekend appointments on an equal footing to core hours appointments.

• Digital:
Use of digital approaches to support new models of care in general practice.

• Inequalities:
Issues of inequalities in patients' experience of accessing general practice identified by local evidence and actions to resolve in place.

• Effective access to the wider whole system services:
Effective connection to other system services enabling patients to receive the right care the right professional including access from and to other primary care and general practice services such as urgent care.

Leadership and Governance: Ensure leadership and governance arrangements/requirements are in place.

The CCG has carried out a thorough due diligence process and has identified that the 27 GP member practices within Luton are best placed/most capable to provide these services.

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A PIN as a Call to Competition procedure was followed as 'Most Capable' providers had been identified following a robust due diligence process. Following the PIN as a Call to Competition (OJEU Ref: 2018/S 086-193378) no further expressions of interest have been received from the Market. A voluntary minimum 10 day standstill period has been followed prior to entering into contracts with those providers designated/identified within the notice as being the 'Most Capable' pursuant to Regulation 99(3)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

There is an option to extend the contract for a further 24 months.

Castle Medical Group will act as Lead Practice for all 27 GP practices operating within the service boundaries of NHS Luton CCG as detailed within the advertised PIN - as a Call to Competition notice.

Award information

Awarded date

22 June 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£1,700,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Castle Medical Group

Address

27 Castle Street
Luton
LU1 3AG

Reference

None

Value of contract

£1,700,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Castle Medical Group will act as Lead Practice for all 27 GP practices operating within the service boundaries of NHS Luton CCG as detailed within the advertised PIN - as a Call to Competition notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

Samuel Naxton

Address

289 High Holborn
LONDON
WC1V 7HZ
England

Telephone

07824456688

Email

samuel.naxton@attain.co.uk

Website

WWW.ATTAIN.CO.UK