Published date: 29 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 25 November 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 25 November 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East Midlands, East of England

Value of contract

£916,163

Procurement reference

NELondon001-DN379354-52268929

Published date

29 November 2018

Closing date

2 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NEL Procurement on behalf of NHS Corby CCG (referred to as "the Authority") is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Service to serve the Corby area. Extended access will support GPs to meet rising population demands with additional clinical capacity beyond core hours (08.00am to 18.30pm Monday to Friday). In addition, the service aims to achieve a positive impact upon patient flow in other service areas, including urgent and unplanned care settings, attributable to patients who cite they are 'unable to access' GP appointments, and increasingly meet people's needs in lower acuity settings, including self-care.
This service aims to stimulate innovative ways of increasing seamless access and capacity to routine and same day to primary care services 7 day service, 365 days a year, including bank holidays. It should provide sufficient routine appointments at evenings and weekends to meet locally determined demand alongside effective access to urgent care services. The core purpose being the stabilisation and sustainability of general practice.
The service must:
• Be clinically safe
• Provide value for money
• Be sustainable
• Make the best use of and develop the skill of the workforce
• Develop local clinical engagement
• Reduce unnecessary attendances to acute providers of emergency care
• Work collaboratively with the Northamptonshire urgent care system/partner organisations
• Not increase pressure on the ambulance service
• Be innovative
• Not increase pressure on in-hours GP services
• Seek to align protocols where appropriate to do so
The contract term is two years commencing from 1st April 2019 and the contract value for the term is £916,163.00. All relevant documentation can be found on the ProContract web portal at https://procontract.due-north.com/

About the buyer

Address

Francis Crick House
Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
England

Email

NELCSU.ProcurementNorthants@nhs.net