GP Services (APMS) for Sollershott Surgery, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands) and East and North Herts CCG (the Commissioners) under joint commissioning arrangements, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services under an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) contract at Sollershott Surgery, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3JW.

The successful Bidder will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the local population. The Provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required.

The services must be GP led and provided by GPs, Nurses and other clinical professionals or healthcare workers.

The Provider will be expected to:

• Provide primary care services which will be accessible, convenient and responsive
• Deliver all services throughout core hours (Monday to Friday 8am-6:30pm)
• Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and have a greater say in their treatment
• Have processes in place to evaluate and continually improve on patient satisfaction
• Have processes in place to engage effectively with the local communities
• Participate in Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• Be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis.
• Promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder(s) for a period of 3 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years (maximum contract period 5 years).

The actual patient list size was 5208 in October 2017. The Commissioners believe that there is significant opportunity for practice development and to increase the patient list size. Transitional funding will be available in the first year.

The anticipated financial envelope for Sollershott is approximately £2,445,973 (excluding transitional funding in Year 1) over the lifetime of the contract (5 years), with the opportunity to earn extra income via QOF and CCG GP Enhanced Commissioning Framework. This opportunity will be open to the entire market. As this tender is for existing services, the services must be fully operational by the service commencement date of 1st July 2018 (current contract ends 30th June 2018) in order to ensure continuity of care for patients.

The Commissioners would particularly welcome interest from forward thinking prospective providers wanting to deliver primary care services in a different way, working with the Commissioners and using the various significant support streams available and opportunities for local partnership working.

It is envisaged that TUPE will apply.

Additional information:

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details. 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 user-name/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 PQQ/ ITT (itt_920 refers) 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 on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online 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.

Please note the deadline to express an interest and request documents is 12 noon, 7th February 2018.

Completed bids must be submitted by 12 noon, 12th February 2018.