Published date: 14 June 2022
This notice was replaced on 10 February 2023
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Awarded contract (published 10 February 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
General-practitioner services - 85121100
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£20,784,889.83
Procurement reference
CM-22-02 #2
Published date
14 June 2022
Closing date
15 July 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2030
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Two stage tender using Light Touch Regime
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS South Sefton CCG - APMS Contracts
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf NHS South Sefton CCG who wishes to procure 9 GP surgery contracts.
These 9 GP surgeries will be split into 5 LOTs as follows:
LOT 1: Hightown
LOT 2: North Park
LOT 3: Great Crosby and Thornton (covering the 3 GP practices of Crosby Village, Crossways and Thornton)
LOT 4: Seaforth, Litherland & Netherton (covering the 3 GP practices of Seaforth, Litherland & Netherton)
LOT 5: Maghull
Bidders are welcome to consider applying for one LOT, multiple LOTs or all LOTs.
The contract value is based on the basic GMS rate for 2022-23 which is £99.70 per patient and each LOT has been valued on the patient list size as January 2022. The contract value excludes any contract enhancements that may be available to the successful Bidder such as Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF), Local Quality Contract (LQC) and Directed Enhanced Services (DES). The contract value also excluded premises costs.
The contract value is split into the following:
LOT Patient List (Jan 2022) Annual Value Total contract value
LOT 1: Hightown 2219.9604 £221,330.05 £1,549,310.36
LOT 2: North Park 7455.6724 £743,330.54 £5,203,313.77
LOT 3: Great Crosby & Thornton 8311.4073 £828,647.31 £5,800,531.15
LOT 4: Seaforth, Litherland & Netherton 8598.1507 £857,235.62 £6,000,649.37
LOT 5: Maghull 3196.8551 £318,726.45 £2,231,085.17
The contract length is 7 years, split into a 5-year contract with the option to extend for a further 2-year period.
Potential suppliers should be aware that clarifications to the Selection Questionnaire documents should be submitted by 12pm on Thursday 7th July 2022 and Selection Questionnaire responses should be submitted before 12pm on Friday 15th July 2022.
All documentation can be accessed via https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).
For technical support in submitting your Selection Questionnaire or tender submission, contact the Bravo Solution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information (by registering on the Bravo portal). Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
NHS South Sefton CCG - APMS Contracts - Provider Engagement Event
- Early engagement
- Published 21 April 2022
Additional text
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This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.
Further details will be made available via documentation and information.
About the buyer
Contact name
Helen Graham
Address
c/o NHS South Sefton CCG
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
England
Website
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