Market Hill 8-8 Centre APMS

NHS England, (North) Yorkshire, and Humber are accountable for the provision of local GP practice services in the North Yorkshire and Humber area. Under the co-commissioning arrangements in place from April 2015, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have delegated responsibility and together with NHS England wish to procure the following practices in the North Lincolnshire area.

NHS North Lincolnshire CCG is proposing to commission an APMS contract which is currently delivered from the Ironstone Centre, West Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6HX. It will be a requirement that the services are offered from the current premises. As at 1 October 2015, the list size of the practice is approximately 5,290 patients.

The aim of the service is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to the registered patients of the practice.

It is proposed that the terms and conditions of service, including tariff arrangements, will reflect those contained in General Medical Services (GMS) contracts.

The commencement date for the practice will be 1 May 2016.

Social Value - Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authorities must consider:

• (i)How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the relevant area ("area" is the geographic area for which the procurement is taking place); and
• (ii)How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service who is working for and on behalf of NHS England North) Yorkshire and Humber (the Contracting Authority).

To express an interest in providing the service, please register on In-Tend e-Tendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs. Once registered, you will be able to view details of the opportunity by selecting the "Tenders" tab, and then selecting "Forthcoming Tenders". To view further information on the specific opportunity, click the button marked "View Details". From this area, you will be able to express your interest by selecting the button marked "Express Interest". Once you have expressed an interest, you will be able to access the tender documentation.

Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked "Guidance for Suppliers". Alternatively, a dedicated helpdesk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm) / support@in-tend.co.uk.

Please be aware that all communications and submissions will be conducted via the NECS In-Tend portal.

Submission deadline is 12 noon 21 March 2016.