Public Health Services in Primary Care

Primary Care Public Health Services

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Primary Care Public Health Services for the resident population of Swindon.

The following service lots are available for General Practices and Pharmacies.

Lot 1: Stop Smoking – GP

Lot 2: Stop Smoking - Pharmacy

Lot 3: NHS Healthchecks – GP

Lot 4: NHS Healthchecks - Pharmacy

Lot 5: Drug Services: Shared Care

Lot 6: Drug Services: Needle and Syringe Exchange

Lot 7: Drug Services: Supervised Consumption

Lot 8: Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Services

For each specific service lot payment will be by activity based on payment by results (PbR) at a fixed tariff. Tariff prices are fixed for the duration of the contract but will be subject to annual review. As these services are patient led there is no guaranteed commitment or volume of activity.

In addition to complying with relevant professional standards, competencies and guidelines required for each specific service the following minimum selection criteria must also be met:

• Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registration (GPs)
• General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Registration (Pharmacy)
• Employer’s Liability of £5M
• Public Liability of £5M
• Professional Indemnity (including medical malpractice) of £5M
• Self-Certify “No” to Ground for Mandatory exclusion - Regulations 57(1) and (2) of the Public contract Regulations 2015
• Acceptance to the Contract Terms & Conditions. Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents.

The contract will be for a period of 48 months commencing 1st April 2022 with an option to extend for a further two period of 12 months (4 + 1 + 1) subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. Estimated total budget for Lot 1 – 8 services for 4 years is £1,504,000.00 plus two potential 12 month extensions (£376,000 per annum), potential 6 years is £2,256,000.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk , then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents.

Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 4th February 2022, 1400 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued on the ProContract tender portal. Responses to clarifications will be uploaded periodically and it is the bidder’s responsibility to check the portal on a regular basis for updates.

The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments.

Submission of your Statement of Provision are required to be submitted no later than 11th February 2022, 14.00 local time via the Supplying the South West Portal https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

It is the responsibility of the bidder to allow sufficient time to commence and complete uploading all required documentation and submitting the tender response prior to the closing date and time.

If bidders experience any technical difficulties with the South West Portal then they should immediately and directly contact Proactis (the portal administrator ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com ) before the deadline clearly setting out the difficulties they are experiencing. Troubleshooting information can also be found https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/