Published date: 12 March 2020
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
General-practitioner services - 85121100
Location of contract
South West
Procurement reference
WA10500
Published date
12 March 2020
Closing date
15 April 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Devon CCG is seeking expressions of interest to provide primary medical services in Sherford.
Sherford is a new town on the edge of Plymouth, with most of the development falling into the South Hams Council jurisdiction. The new town of Sherford intends to deliver a sustainable new community; alongside the major residential development of 5,500 new homes the planning of the new community has been extensive and includes a high street, several smaller local centres, schools, leisure, other community infrastructure, employment opportunities and an extensive community park providing strategic recreational resource.
Sherford intends to be a sustainable development delivering an excellent quality of life; it is intended to be an engaged, healthy community. Sherford will have homes designed to be locally distinctive. As a mixed-use development, Sherford will provide affordable homes, local job opportunities, and a full range of community facilities as detailed above.
The site is under the ownership of the Sherford consortium (a joint venture between Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Taylor Wimpy, housing developers)
As part of the section 106 agreement, trigger points that have been reached or will be reached imminently highlight the need to provide interim General Practice facilities to the population of Sherford. GP provision will need to sustainable and long-term, to grow as Sherford grows. The provider will need to work with the developers, councils, CCG and community services to help shape primary medical services.
We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from providers able to offer the following:
- Deliver services at standard global sum
- Provision of all LES
- Provision of all DES
- Provide and further develop integrated services to ensure the long-term sustainability of services.
The commissioner will consider a proposal for a surgery that will operate as an extension of an existing GP contract
Expressions of interest will also need to be able to demonstrate the ability to provide services to the population of Sherford that supports:
- PCN DES and delivery model
- Devon CCG Strategy for General Practice in Devon - Five year plan 2019-2024
- The NHS Long Term Plan
- Working within a flexible timeframe for service to grow as Sherford grows
- To work with stakeholders, developers and commissioners to help shape health services
- To work at pace to begin delivery of primary medical services in Sherford
The current population of Sherford is 1,120. This is estimated to increase to a population of 3,040 people in four years' time. It is estimated that between 760 and 1520 people will need to register as a new patient within the next 4 years.
Based on the GMS rate less out-of-hours opt-out currently £89.88 per weighted patient the annual value is estimated to be between £68,309 and £136,617.
Any values and timescales stated within this PIN notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.
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This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHS Devon CCG or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. NHS Devon CCG will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to express an interest, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then confirm the expression.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.
Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
About the buyer
Contact name
Mark Harding
Address
South Plaza,Marlborough Street
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England
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