NHS South Worcestershire Primary Care - GP Access Fund - Primary Care Re-procurement

NHS South Worcestershire Primary Care wish to publish their intent with regards to the following service - GP Access to Funds re-procurement.

Primary Care wish to continue to develop the current service. The purpose of this PIN is to make the market aware of the CCGs intent. Should providers wish to lodge interest the CCG is issuing an OJEU PIN notice coincidentally with this notice. Interested providers are guided to complete and submit a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), to be completed and submitted via MLCSU eProcurement portal by the stated deadline.

Since April 2015 Stay Well Healthcare has provided additional out of hours appointments to patients in South Worcestershire via the GP Access Fund framework (previously Prime Minister's challenge fund). This APMS contract was awarded following a successful Nationally agreed application process.

The funding has been extended for a further year up to 31 March 2018 to the sum of approximately £1,810,000 pa in line with meeting the National specified core criteria - summarised below:

The current service is provided via a Clinical Contact Centre and Hub model with participating practices. We would anticipate this model to continue and expand with any potential provider, to include all residents of South Worcestershire as per the National requirements in 2017/18.

The model must be flexible, dynamic in delivery, offer value for money and integration with other services. We would wish to also see use of innovative digital approaches.

There is a requirement for direct access to patient booking and patient records via a tier 3 data sharing agreement utilising EMIS-web, including the provider being able to offer secure N3 connections.