Published date: 28 October 2022

This notice was replaced on 1 February 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 1 February 2023)

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

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£11,290,763

Procurement reference

NHSE892

Published date

28 October 2022

Closing date

28 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2033

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

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board (The Contracting Authority) to commission Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered to cover patient registered with Cathedral Medical Centre, Ely with a weighted patient list size 9679.20, and a patient list size 11281. The price per weighted patient is 117.52GBP, the contract will also be eligible to received income for QOF, DES, CCG Commissioned Enhanced Services, Vaccinations and Immunisations, PCN DES and premise reimbursements

The term for the contract will be for 6 years 11 months and 3 days, with effect from 28 April 2023, with the option to extend for a further 3 years subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider:

(a) How, what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and

(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.

The subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social, and environmental well-being.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.

NECS is utilising an e tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the In-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the In-tend helpdesk via:

support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065

Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 28 October 2022.

The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon on 28 November 2022.

About the buyer

Address

John Snow House Durham University Science Park
Durham.
DH1 3YG
England

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net