Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
First Floor, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Contact
Bilal Arif
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF11 - Derby
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51236&B=AGCSU
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51236&B=AGCSU
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
18-month caretaker contract to provide Primary Care Medical Services for St Thomas Road Surgery, Derby
Reference number
AG22001
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England– Midlands and NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB (referred to as the Commissioners) wish to invite suitably experienced and qualified providers to undertake an 18-month caretaker contract to provide Primary Care Medical Services for St Thomas Road Surgery, Derby.
During the caretaking arrangement, it is envisaged that a re-procurement will be undertaken for a longer-term contract. The Commissioner is seeking a short-term contract due to commissioners not being able to conclude the recent procurement due to exceptional circumstances.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £633,942.45
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF11 - Derby
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
St Thomas Road Surgery is located at the Lister House Building 207 St. Thomas Road, Derby. St Thomas Road Surgery shares the building with another local GP Practice.
Please refer to the link below for the practice health profile.
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/general-practice/data#page/12/ati/7/are/Y02442
The key objective of this procurement is to commission safe, high quality and value for money Primary Medical Care Services for the local population who will be served by the GP practice in Derby City. Improving patient outcomes, the ability to effectively manage potential patient care backlogs, patient safety and experience is of high importance.
The Commissioners will be looking for bids that will increase and improve access to services. The services will need to demonstrate how improvements to health care outcomes are made and reductions to health inequalities for patients living in the locality.
Key points for consideration for interested providers are:-
-Must be able to demonstrate an ability to mobilise service provision within a 2-week timeframe to ensure a service commencement date from 1 October 2022.
- Must have an awareness of the local population, key priority areas, neighbourhood and working collaboratively with local providers to deliver services.
- Requires recruitment to fill appropriate staffing positions.
- The current practice provides Primary Medical Services, including Health Needs Assessment for residents staying at the contingency hotel in Derby City. This patient cohort will continue to be registered at St Thomas Road Surgery.
The new contract is required to start on 1 October 2022. The current weighted patient list size is 4,239 with a raw list size of 4,832 as of July 2022. The estimated contract value for the service provision resultant of this procurement will be £633,942.45 based on GMS Global Sum over the lifetime of the contract (18 months). The Commissioner can make available some additional funding to support the preferred bidder if this is required. This funding is capped at £400,000.
The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Standard Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
18
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
NHS England – Midlands has delegated their commissioning authority to NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and as a result, under delegated functions NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG will act on behalf of NHS England – Midlands.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
Due to short timescales for service commencement of 1st October 2022 bidders are required to have satisfactory current registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and a minimum of an overall 'Good' CQC rating.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 September 2022
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details.
If you wish to express an interest and view ITT documents please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK. The project reference is Quote/tender 57405 - AG22001 - 18-month Caretaking Arrangement to provide Primary Care Medical Services at St Thomas Road Surgery, Derby City.
Please note the deadline for ITT submissions is 10:00am on Wednesday 7th September 2022.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Derby
Country
United Kingdom