Market Engagement Event for the Provision of Primary Medical GP Services x 3 LOTS in Essex for NHS England (Midlands & East)

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden&GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East)) would like to invite providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intentions to procure Alternative Provider for Medical Services (APMS) x 3 LOTS for:

LOT 1 - East Tilbury Medical Centre and Corringham - One contract that works from two sites;

LOT 2 - Shehadeh Grays and St Clements - One contract that works from two sites;

LOT 3 - Shehadeh Tilbury.

These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the successful Provider will be expected to:

This opportunity will be open to the entire market, including the current providers. It is intended that the tender will be published around March 2017. As this tender is for existing services, the services must be fully operational by the service commencement date in order to ensure continuity of care for patients.

The Market Engagement Event will be held on Wednesday 1st March 2017, 5:30pm at NHS England, Swift House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PF.

The event will cover the following: -

• An overview of the services to be provided.
• Details of the contract type, length and particular conditions.
• An outline of the procurement process and the anticipated timeline.

Places are limited therefore reservations are restricted to no more than 2 persons per organisation. Further information will be circulated to delegates once the registration process closes on the 12.00 noon on 28th February 2017. An expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

Additional information: An expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement when published.

To express an interest please: i) Register on the portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. ii) Express interest by a) logging-in to the Arden&GEMCSU e-Tendering portal b) selecting response to advert and PQQ (ref: pqq_350), c) select Open Access PQQ, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details e) click on Express Interest link. iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire. You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance consult the on-line help/contact the helpdesk; Phone:0800 368 4850 E-mail help@bravosolution.co.uk