GP Services (APMS) for Spring House Medical Centre, Welwyn Garden City

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (Central Midlands) and East and North CCG (the Commissioners) under joint commissioning arrangements, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at Spring House Medical Centre, Welwyn Garden City.

The Commissioners are looking for a provider to deliver:

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

The Commissioners are seeking to identify a provider(s) who will deliver GP Services for patients in Welwyn Garden City under an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) contract only.

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 provided by GPs, Nurses and other practice staff.

The Provider will be expected to:

• Provide primary care services which will be accessible, convenient and responsive
• 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 current contracts for the Service will end 31st March 2018 and as a result the successful Bidder(s) is expected to be fully operational by 1st April 2018.

Based on the current weighted patient list size (7305.48 as of July 2017) the maximum contract value for the service provision resultant of this procurement will be circa £3,851,522 over the life time of the contract (5 years maximum).This figure excludes Enhanced Services and QOF payments.

It is envisaged that TUPE will apply.

The contracting Authority intends to use the eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Please see 'Additional text' below on how to register.

Please note the deadline to express an interest and request documents is 12 noon, 24th October 2017.

Completed bids must be submitted by 12 noon, 26th October 2017.

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_819 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.