Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
Contact
Leanne Wingrove
Telephone
+44 1213712000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
provision of a Primary Care / GP service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75110000 - General public services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
provision of a Primary Care / GP service to be based at Birmingham Heartlands (BHH) and Good Hope Hospitals (GHH).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75110000 - General public services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Birmingham Heartlands (BHH) and Good Hope Hospitals (GHH).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A significant proportion of self-attending patients present to the Emergency Departments (ED) at UHB with conditions that are able to managed within primary care. Whilst measures are in place to re-direct many of these patients back into primary care are in action, given the absence of an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) on these sites, there is always likely to be the need for provision of primary care services.
The successful provider will:
• see patients after initial nurse navigation into the primary care stream, working alongside the ED team to see the right patient, in the right place, first time;
• have access to bedside and point of care testing as per national UTC specification, including Blood glucose testing, urine dip, pregnancy testing, ECG, venous blood gas testing which includes Haemoglobin, lactate and electrolytes. Where same day radiology imaging is felt to be required, access to plain film imaging is available, any other modality would be via discussion with the ED consultant;
• review patients across the full age spectrum;
• not be expected to see patients presenting with an injury;
• be able to refer as per in the primary care to any receiving specialty using standard referral into Trust processes;
• deal with any patient complaints or reported incidents in the first instance with the ED ‘consultant of the day’ maintaining ownership of any significant incidents etc.
The staffing model of the successful provider can consist of a combination of doctors and Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENP), but as a minimum should include one doctor on site at any one time.
There is a need to deliver 7 day provision at BHH and 3 days per week at GHH. Providers are invited to propose operating times, the number of patients that can be seen in any one day, and related costs. Subsequent to further ongoing discussions with commissioners, there may be scope to extend GHH to 7 days per week and also potentially to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)”.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
19 September 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Could i please request that expressions of interest are forwarded via email to leanne.wingrove@uhb.nhs.uk by the 17:00 on the 6th September.