NHS Kirklees CCG Broughton House Medical Practice

NHS Kirklees CCG is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services for a GP practice in Batley, West Yorkshire. The Commissioners are seeking to identify a provider(s) who will deliver GP Services under an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) contract. This service will have an estimated weighted patient list size of 3622 and raw patient list size of 3565 based as of April 2021.

The Practice will operate for core hours only and will be open between 8.00am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful bidder(s) for a period of 5 years with the Commissioners having the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years (maximum contract duration 7 years). The new contract is due to commence on 1st April 2022. The successful bidder (s) will be expected to deliver Tier 1 (core services) and Tier 2 (Kirklees Essentials) of the Kirklees primary care model. The contract value to deliver Tier 1 will be based on a national determined GMS payment rate per registered weighted patient (minus an out of hours payment deduction). The contract value to deliver Tier 2 will be based on a Kirklees locally determined payment rate per registered weighted patient.

Additional income can be earned from the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) payment, sign up to locally commissioned service delivery and Enhanced Services Payments.

The successful Bidder will need to demonstrate that they can deliver services of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the local population.

The service must be GP led and provided by GPs, supported by nurses and other clinical professionals or healthcare workers throughout core hours.

The successful Provider will be expected to:

*Provide primary care services which are accessible, convenient and responsive

*Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment

*Reduce unplanned admissions to hospital by enabling patients to seek urgent care from a GP or Nurse practitioner

*Have processes in place to evaluate and continually improve on patient satisfaction

*Have processes in place to engage effectively with the local communities

*Participate in National QOF

*Be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis

*Promote healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health

*Work in a network with other practices across the local area

*Participate in the PCN DES and other collaborative working approaches as part of the aligned PCN

*Participate in locally commissioned enhanced services as appropriate to the community need

Additional information: If you would like to submit a response for this service, please express your interest by registering on NHSSourcing ref itt_5413 (https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/web/login.html). The tender will open on Monday 2 August 2021.

Once registered, potential providers will be able to complete and upload their submission.

NHS Kirklees CCG reserve the right to withdraw this notice.

For further information please contact: brenda.powell1@nhs.net