NHSE624 - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) - Gateshead Outer West

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority) and NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) for the Gateshead Outer West Localities -; Blaydon, Crawcrook, Rowlands Gill and Ryton.

The contract is to commence from 01 September 2022 for a period 7 years with an option to extend by a further 2 years subject to contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

The aims of the service are to provide a model of general practice that:

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 the Contracting Authority 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.

Accordingly, 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

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, 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

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm

PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-Tend from 03 March 2022.

Additional information: Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to this procurement 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.

N.B. Due to currently proposed legislation which may mean that the current responsibilities of CCGs will transfer into Integrated Care Systems/ Integrated Care Boards, the ultimate commissioner for this contract may change.