NHS England Lancashire & Greater Manchester - Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Request for Information (RFI) - NHSE19

NHS England, Lancashire and Greater Manchester are the accountable authority for the provision of local GP practice services in the Lancashire and Greater Manchester area. Under the co-commissioning arrangements in place from April 2015, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have delegated responsibility and together with NHS England are currently reviewing a number of practices in the Lancashire Area.

NHS England, Lancashire and Greater Manchester are proposing to commission 4 Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracts.

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

To express an interest in providing the service, please register on the 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 RFI 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 8am to 5pm) / support@in-tend.co.uk.

Any organisations who wish to provide a response to the RFI are requested to complete and return their response by 12:00 noon on 8th January 2016, by uploading them onto the NECS e-tendering portal using the designated place.

Following receipt of the RFI responses, the commisisoner may seek to hold 1:1 sessions with those organisations who submit an RFI response. It is envisaged that (should NHS England choose to hold these sessions) these will take place week commencing 25th January 2016, however NHS England will confirm this with all responding organisations.

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