Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England and NHS Improvement – North East and Yorkshire Region
Sedgefield Community Hospital, Salters Lane
Sedgefield
TS21 3EE
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://countydurhamccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
John Snow House, Durham University Science Park
County Durham
DH1 3YG
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHSE536 – Request for Information - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre
Reference number
NHSE536
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this Request for Information (RFI) and a possible future procurement process for the provision of an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) at IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre for NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) and NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East and Yorkshire.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,468,184
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Main site or place of performance
Wingate Village - East of County Durham CCG boundary area.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) and NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East and Yorkshire is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed APMS for patients at IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre, The Medical Centre, Front Street West, Wingate, County Durham TS28 5PZ and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this RFI is NOT a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise.
An expression of interest in this RFI exercise is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return the completed RFI response document.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu. Please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE536 Request for Information - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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.
Potential providers should also note that the Commissioner will be applying the new Social Value Model for any future procurement and that current proposed legislation may mean that the current responsibilities of CCGs will transfer into Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). ICSs are now expected to become statutory bodies by April 2022, and therefore the ultimate Commissioner for this contract may change.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 18 June 2021 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 July 2021.
two.2.14) Additional information
Any future procurement for a APMS will incorporate the UK Governments new Social Value Model and the RFI specifically requests potential providers views on Social Value in relation to the APMS for IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
7 October 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 18 June 2021 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 July 2021.
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