Provision of APMS GP services for LOT 1 - Walsall Town, LOT 2 - Harden/ Blakenall, LOT 3 - Keys Medical Practice & LOT 4 - Collingwood Family Practice in Walsall

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (West Midlands) and NHS Walsall CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced Providers to deliver the Services. as below:

LOT - 3 Keys Medical Practice at Field Street, Willenhall WV13 2NY

LOT - 4 Collingwood Family Practice at Collingwood Drive, Birmingham B43 7NF

Please note that this is re-procurement of the Services for the GP practices as listed above.

AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

The provision of the services will enable the Commissioners to improve Primary Care Services in relation to primary care access , provide care closer to home, improve patient experience, promotion of health and well-being and early intervention and prevention. Improving patient outcomes are focal points of the procurement of healthcare services within NHS Walsall CCG.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidders for a period of 5 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend for up to a further 5 years, (subject to NHS England internal approval) the contract extension will be subject to a review of the delivery and performance of the contract with a service commencement date of 1 July 2018. It is envisaged that TUPE will apply to this contract.

The indicative annual contract value for year 1 and all subsequent years to year 10 is as below:

LOT 1 - Year 1 to Year 10 £986,000 per annum. Total value (10 Years) £9,860,000 LOT 2 - Year 1 to Year 10 £1,544,000 per annum. Total value (10 Years) £15,440,000 LOT 3 - Year 1 to Year 10 £535,000 per annum. Total value (10 Years) £5,350,000 LOT 4 - Year 1 to Year 10 £535,000 per annum. Total value (10 Years) £5,350,000

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation is live as from 13 March 2018 via: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html.

All completed bids must be submitted by 10.00am on 20 April 2018. The ITT reference for this tender is itt_940.

The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do

Additional information:

This procurement is split into LOTS. Bidders may bid for one, all or any combination of the LOTs as set out in tender documentation. A separate APMS Contract for each LOT will be awarded to the successful Provider who has met the quality and financial requirements of the service relevant to that specific LOT. Please refer to the associated published documentation published with the tender for information on the technical and professional ability of the Bidders

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal Arden and GEM CSU Procurement Portal in

this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below).:

https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

• From the Home Page, click the 'Click Here to Register' link
• Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal
• Complete your organisation & personal details
• Choose a memorable username and submit You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password,

please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a 'Forgot my Password' link on the portal homepage

• Login with your unique username & password
• From the suppliers reserved area click - ITTs Open to All Suppliers
• Browse the ITTs and select itt_940 'Provision of APMS GP services for LOT 1 - Walsall Town, LOT 2 - Harden/ Blakenall, LOT 3 - Keys Medical Practice & LOT 4 - Collingwood Family Practice in Walsall'
• Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below
• Click the 'Express Interest' action this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your 'My ITTs' area.