South West Essex Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services

Concepts

• health services
• basildon
• south west essex primary care multiple use community services
• primary care multiple use community services
• care services
• provision of 24-hour bp monitoring services
• hour ecg monitoring services
• shared care services, minor injuries services, secondary care wound management services
• secondary care wound management services
• minor injuries services

Location

Mid and South Essex

Description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract to deliver Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services (MUCS), covering the population of Basildon and Brentwood, for a period of 12 months, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023. This notice is made by the Contracting Authority NHS Basildon and Brentwood CCG (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). The aggregate potential AQP value across all 33 providers for a 12 month period is forecasted at £22,477,424 (including VAT), equating to £18,731,186 (excluding VAT).

Total Quantity or Scope

The Services include; provision of 24-Hour BP Monitoring Services, 24 Hour ECG Monitoring Services, Shared Care Services, Minor Injuries Services, Secondary Care Wound Management Services, 12 Lead ECG Services, DVT Services, and Vasectomy Services for the population registered with General Practitioners (GP) in Basildon & Brentwood CCG. This Notice is being issued using an aggregate AQP value based on actual spend over all providers of MUCS services between 01/04/21 - 30/09/21. The aggregate AQP value is forecasted at £22,477,424 (including VAT) over a full year term, equating to £18,731,186 (excluding VAT), but there continues to be a zero value basis principle with no guarantee of volume. The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift associated with the tariffs for each Call-Off Contract off of this AQP for the period of 2022/23. These will be dealt with as Contract Variations in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Authority deems any such variations are not substantial or material changes, as they occur due to external causes beyond the Authority's control, including changes in contract value driven by changes in patient volume. The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes to the market, once final. The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the CCGs will not enter into any contractual arrangement. Additional information: The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services
• 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
• 85121000 - Medical practice services

Indicators

Legal Justification

The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services. These contracts were previously let under an AQP model in 2018, to 33 various General Medical Practice providers between 30th October 2018 to 2nd April 2020 (with option to extend for a further 12 months until 2nd April 2021). This was on a zero value basis, with no guarantee of any volume. 'Call off' for a Provider's Services is initiated by the patient's choice of that Provider from a list (managed by the Commissioner) of all Providers holding an AQP Contract. The AQP was rolled over for a further year post the expiry date of the extension period, as an emergency due to the unforeseeable nature of events during the Covid pandemic, that were outside of the Authorities influence. The Authority is currently in a transitional period with the expectation to be superseded as a statutory body, by an Integrated Care Board in late 2022. The organisation shall have a key function as part of the overall Integrated Care System. At the current time, longer-term strategies across all sectors are under discussion and longer term commissioning decisions and or procurements cannot take place until these legal arrangements are confirmed. The Authority has therefore taken a decision to award a contract to the incumbent providers of MUCS under the AQP as they are considered to be the most technically capable providers in the current environment and within the geography of Basildon and Brentwood, whilst transitioning to the ICB, to ensure quality, safety and consistency in provision of care that meet the needs of the population during this transition period.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Contracting Authorities participating in the publication of this VEAT and the award of the contract communicated herein are: NHS Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon , SS14 3HG https://basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk/ The Providers on the AQP are: Aegis Medical Centre Beechwood Surgery Billericay Medical Practice Clayhill Medical Practice Dipple Medical Centre Deal Tree Health Centre Rockleigh Court Surgery Kingswood Medical Centre Felmores Medical Centre The Murree Medical Centre South Green Surgery Fryerns Medical Centre Chapel Street Surgery Langdon Hills Medical Centre West Wing, Dipple Medical Centre Mount Avenue Surgery Rosevilla Surgery Ballards Walk Surgery (main) and Basildon & The Gore Surgery, Basildon - branch - provided by BB Healthcare Solutions Ltd Aryan Medical Centre (main) and Felmores Surgery (GP, Basildon, Hoover Surgery (branch) - Laindon) Laindon Medical Group Knights Surgery Matching Green Surgery Noakbridge Medical Centre Queens Park Surgery The Western Road Surgery Robert Frew Medical Centre Swanwood Partnership The Highwood Surgery The Knares Medical Practice The New Folly Surgery The New Surgery (Billericay) The New Surgery (Brentwood) The Tile House Partnership