Published date: 22 August 2019

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.


Closing: 26 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £3,600,000

Procurement reference

tender_214653/793986

Published date

22 August 2019

Closing date

26 September 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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 Contracting Authorities wish to establish a single Provider contract for the provisions of an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) Primary Care service based at Cauldwell Road Medical Centre.
Cauldwell Medical Centre, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Kempston Rd, Bedford MK42 9DJ is in Bedfordshire and is part of Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The CCG currently has a provider in place to deliver general practice medical services at the surgery until 31.3.2020.

Bedfordshire CCG now wishes to appoint a suitable organisation to provide general practice medical services (under an APMS Contract) at Cauldwell Medical Centre from 01.04.2020 for a period of 5 (five) years with a break clause at Year 3 (3 2). Bedfordshire CCG aim to help ensure better outcomes for people by creating the settings for person-centered, personalised and coordinated care to thrive locally.

The most recent health profile for Bedford is available to download
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/health-profiles/area-search-results/E12000006?search_type=list-child areas&place_name=East of England

Bedfordshire CCG covers an area that incorporates two local authority districts: Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. The high level health profile overview for Bedford Borough is as follows:-

The health of people in Bedford is varied compared with the England average. About 15% (4,800) of children live in low income families. Life expectancy for
both men and women is similar to the England average.

Health inequalities
Life expectancy is 10.1 years lower for men and 7.1 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Bedford than in the least deprived areas.**

Child health
In Year 6, 19.9% (369) of children are classified as obese. The rate of alcohol-specific hospital stays among those under 18 is 23*, better than the average
for England. This represents 9 stays per year. Levels of GCSE attainment are worse than the England average. Levels of breastfeeding initiation and smoking at
time of delivery are better than the England average.

Adult health
The rate of alcohol-related harm hospital stays is 553*,better than the average for England. This represents886 stays per year. The rate of self-harm hospital stays is 224*, worse than the average for England. This represents 374 stays per year. The rate of sexually transmitted infections is better than average. Rates of statutory homelessness, violent crime and the percentage of people in employment are better than average.

More information

Links

Additional text

To register for this opportunity please go to the link below

https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/

Then click on View current opportunities (you can do this without having to log into Bravo)

Then click on the Title below and express an interest (those suppliers that registered for the Market Event need to look for this project under "My ITTs"

2 Attain Cauldwell Medical Centre (Bedford), Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)
Services 26/09/2019 11:00

About the buyer

Contact name

Rod Skinner

Address

Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Capability House Bedford
Bedford
MK45 4HR
England

Email

rod.skinner@attain.co.uk

Website

https://www.bedfordshireccg.nhs.uk/home/