NHSE873 - Glodwick Medical Practice and Block Lane Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Service

Concepts

• health services
• durham
• glodwick medical practice and block lane surgery alternative provider medical service
• nhse873 - glodwick medical practice
• commission two alternative provider medical service
• glodwick medical centre
• technical competence of bidders
• basic principles of the open procedure
• north of england commissioning support
• hard copy documents

Location

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership (the contracting authority) to commission two Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) contracts to be delivered from: 1. Glodwick Medical Centre; and 2. Block Lane Surgery. The term for the contract for both lots 1 and 2 will be for 5 years, with effect from 01 July 2023, with the option to extend for a further 4 years 9 months subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts). Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How, what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social, and environmental well-being. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the In-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the In-tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon on 01 March 2023, tender docs will be available from the 9 February 2023

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.