Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS London Commercial Hub on behalf of NHSE and SEL ICB
4th Floor, Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
London
E15 1DA
Contact
Ms Kiran Uppal
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.selondonics.org/icb/
Buyer's address
https://londoncommercialhub.nhs.uk/
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
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
PRJ-1278-NHSE-Care Homes GP APMS SEL ICB Southwark ITT
Reference number
DN673692
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS SEL ICB) (hereafter referred to as the “The ICB”) under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of Care Home GP Services and specified enhanced services under Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contracts delivered directly to nursing and residential home residents within the borough of Southwark.
Background of the Service:
This service covers South East London and is a dedicated primary care service for older adult residents living in residential and nursing care homes in Southwark.
The service will operate under an APMS primary care contract and provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification for medical support for nursing and residential home residents in an agreed list of Care Homes in Southwark.
The service will provide GP services to a cohort of 393 Older People residing in an agreed list Nursing and Care Homes.
Contract Length and Value:
The contract will have an initial term of 5 years (60 months), followed by an optional extension of 5 years (60 months) plus 5 years (60 months) at the discretion of the commissioner . If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years (180 months).
The indicative contract value for this service for 2024/25 is £569,000 and over the five years the indicative contract value will be £2,541,629
Over the 15 years, if contract is extended to its full duration, the total indicative maximum contract value will be £6,822,000
The indicated contract value shown is dependent on the number of patient registrations and the maximum bed capacity/occupancy.
Desired Service;
This service aims to address the specific extended primary healthcare needs of Residents in Nursing and Residential care homes within the borough of Southwark. Southwark Integrated Care Board (ICB) recognise the benefits of working in partnership with the homes as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and wish to ensure the highest quality of care for patients within the Homes and to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
There are four main elements to the service:
i. Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
ii. General Practice services
iii. Scheduled visits by provider
iv. Medication Reviews
The overall aim of the Extended Primary Care Service to Nursing and Residential Care homes is the provision of quality care for Residents of the Home through high standards of primary care services supported by an MDT approach including:
• Providing a proactive, preventative, and coordinated service
• Improve the quality of care to people in Nursing and Residential Care Homes, ensuring that all residents receive a dedicated medical service.
• Minimise the risk and complications within this vulnerable group, which includes residents with highly complex needs by providing and monitoring a comprehensive programme of care.
• To provide proactive and coordinated care in managing chronic disease and medicines including care planning especially around discharge and end of life care.
• To reduce reliance on Out of Hours for crisis management as well as reduction in inappropriate unplanned admissions and A&E attendances
• To reduce inappropriate prescribing and wastage of medication
The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a process, based in part on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations” (as amended)).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Main site or place of performance
Multiple locations within the Borough of Southwark
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS SEL ICB) (hereafter referred to as the “The ICB”) under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of Care Home GP Services and specified enhanced services under Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contracts delivered directly to nursing and residential home residents within the borough of Southwark.
Background of the Service:
This service covers South East London and is a dedicated primary care service for older adult residents living in residential and nursing care homes in Southwark.
The service will operate under an APMS primary care contract and provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification for medical support for nursing and residential home residents in an agreed list of Care Homes in Southwark.
The service will provide GP services to a cohort of 393 Older People residing in an agreed list Nursing and Care Homes.
Contract Length and Value:
The contract will have an initial term of 5 years (60 months), followed by an optional extension of 5 years (60 months) plus 5 years (60 months) at the discretion of the commissioner . If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years (180 months).
The indicative contract value for this service for 2024/25 is £569,000 and over the five years the indicative contract value will be £2,541,629
Over the 15 years, if contract is extended to its full duration, the total indicative maximum contract value will be £6,822,000
The indicated contract value shown is dependent on the number of patient registrations and the maximum bed capacity/occupancy.
Desired Service;
This service aims to address the specific extended primary healthcare needs of Residents in Nursing and Residential care homes within the borough of Southwark. Southwark Integrated Care Board (ICB) recognise the benefits of working in partnership with the homes as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and wish to ensure the highest quality of care for patients within the Homes and to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
There are four main elements to the service:
i. Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT)
ii. General Practice services
iii. Scheduled visits by provider
iv. Medication Reviews
The overall aim of the Extended Primary Care Service to Nursing and Residential Care homes is the provision of quality care for Residents of the Home through high standards of primary care services supported by an MDT approach including:
• Providing a proactive, preventative, and coordinated service
• Improve the quality of care to people in Nursing and Residential Care Homes, ensuring that all residents receive a dedicated medical service.
• Minimise the risk and complications within this vulnerable group, which includes residents with highly complex needs by providing and monitoring a comprehensive programme of care.
• To provide proactive and coordinated care in managing chronic disease and medicines including care planning especially around discharge and end of life care.
• To reduce reliance on Out of Hours for crisis management as well as reduction in inappropriate unplanned admissions and A&E attendances
• To reduce inappropriate prescribing and wastage of medication
The Procurement is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NEL ICB, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted via a process, based in part on the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations” (as amended)).
The Service falls within the scope of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) – Section 7 (Reg 74-76) of the Regulations governing procurement of Health, Social and related services listed under Schedule 3 of the Regulations. None of the references to “Open procedure”, “ITT”, the use of the term “tender process”, or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions.
Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by The Authority.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £6,822,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
180
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
19 September 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English