Primary Care Medical Services for Kings Heath Practice

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (Central Midlands) and Nene CCG under joint Commissioning arrangements (referred to as the Commissioners) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the Service of Primary Care Medical Services for Kings Heath Practice.

The contract duration is for 5 years and the Service is expected to be fully functional from 1st April 2018 - 31st March 2023 under a APMS Contract. The anticipated contract value is £1.706,850m for 5 years (excluding QOF and Enhanced Services).

The Commissioners are looking for a Provider to deliver:-

• a)High quality, patient centred and value for money (VFM) Primary GP services, delivered in a safe and effective manner.
• b)Primary Medical Services including Essential, Additional and Enhanced Services.

Kings Heath Practice has a list size of 3439 registered patients and is in the Kings Heath ward of Northampton. Currently the Kings Heath practice boundary incorporates Kings Heath, Spencer, Rye Hill and Dallington areas of Northampton. The health of people in Kings Heath is varied compared to the England average. The percentage of the population whose health is "very bad" or "bad or very bad" is significantly worse than the England average.

Additional information:

Arden & GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the

"Regulations"). The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)

-Browse to the eSourcing Portal:

https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register

• Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
• Enter your correct business and user details

-Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete

• You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure)
• 2.Express an Interest in the tender
• Login to the portal with the username/ password
• Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre- Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
• Click on the relevant ITT 791 to access the content.
• Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
• This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
• You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box

3.Responding to the tender

• Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)
• You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
• Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
• There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.