Provision of Primary Medical Services at Charlotte Keel Medical Practice

Concepts

• health services
• provision of primary medical services
• charlotte keel medical practice
• commission primary medical services
• charlotte keel medical centre
• bristol
• icb
• nhs bristol
• south gloucestershire integrated care board
• direct enhanced services

Location

BRISTOL

Description

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) seeks to commission Primary Medical Services (General Practice surgery) at Charlotte Keel Medical Centre (L81015) in Bristol for an 8 year contract with an option to extend for up to 2 years (total duration of 10 years). The current contract is a short term emergency contract due to expire on 31 March 2023. The successful provider would need to provide the full range of primary medical services from 1 July 2023, mobilising from March 2023. The practice is situated in the Lawrence Hill ward of Bristol and is ethnically diverse; more than half of the population are BAME (59.6%). To support the diverse ethnicities the practice has interpreters, counsellors, and welfare benefits advisors accessible on site. The practice operates from a modern purpose-built health centre and is co-located with a community healthcare team as well as midwives, dentists, and the Citizens Advice Bureau. The practice has a weighted list size of 19,263 (October 2022) and the annual contract value is £1,837,001, subject to quarterly list size adjustments, Global Sum and Out of Hours adjustments. Additional income is available from the Quality Outcomes Framework, Direct Enhanced Services, and Local Enhanced Services (LES), noting Local Enhanced Services commissioned by the ICB are offered on an annual basis and are subject to change based on local commissioning priorities. Based on the current year's LES specifications (2022/23), all the above services contribute to a total financial envelope of c.£2,347,757 per annum. Including this additionally achievable income, the contract value over 8 years is an estimated £18,782,056, with an estimated additional £4,695,514 for the option to extend for up to 2 years, making an estimated contract value of £23,477,570 over 10 years. Figures are indicative and represent the likely level of income the provider will receive from the Commissioner. It does not represent a guaranteed level of income. An additional envelope of up to £200,000 is available to support non-recurrent costs incurred in the mobilisation and transition to the new contract. The additional envelope for non-recurrent mobilisation and transition costs is not included in the contract value specified in para.5, however will form part of the final contract value for a total amount of £18,982,056 in the first 8 years. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Total Quantity or Scope

The current contract is a short term emergency contract due to expire on 31 March 2023. The successful provider would need to provide the full range of primary medical services from 01 July 2023, mobilising from March 2023. … The procurement supports the BNSSG ICB aims for Primary Medical Services, including: • Developing sustainable and resilient GP services, serving natural communities within strong PCNs alongside wider community services • Addressing health inequalities to ensure health services are equitable, addressing the specific needs of our most deprived communities • Delivering improved health and social care services to the people who need them most; the frail and elderly, children, pregnant women, and vulnerable people including those with mental health needs, learning difficulties, language barriers or drug and alcohol addiction • Supporting people to stay well and promoting patient self-care • Looking after people at home or in the community, helping to keep them out of hospital • Ensuring those who go to hospital are able to go home faster with community support • Continuing to modernise care and treatment, designing it around patients

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence. Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.