Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
1 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2LP
Contact
Claire Pickard
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) at Meir Park and Weston Coyney Medical Practice, Stoke on Trent and Essington Medical Practice, Wolverhampton
Reference number
AG23011
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 Staffordshire and Stoke on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide alternative primary medical services (APMS) at Meir Park and Weston Coyney Medical Practice in Stoke on Trent and Essington Medical Practice, Wolverhampton and invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire.
The service commencement date for both services is 1st August 2024.
Please note the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00PM on 10th November 2023.
The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto(Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Essington Medical Centre, Wolverhampton
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essington Medical Practice has an actual patient list size of 2, 779 (weighted 2,846) as of July 2023 and is located at Hobnock Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2RF.
The Essington Medical Centre site is owned by the Essington Parish Council.
The service is open from 8am to 6.30pm, five days a week apart excluding Bank Holidays and is operated on an appointment basis.
The contract will be an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) Contract paid at equivalent GMS rates for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years with an estimated contract value (including the 4-year extension) of £3,197,666.61.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Meir Park & Weston Coyney Medical Practice, Stoke-on-Trent
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Meir Park & Weston Coyney Medical Practice has an actual patient list size of 6607 (weighted 7129) as of July 2023 and is located at Lysander Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7TW with a branch site at Meir Primary Care Centre, Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AB.
The Meir Park & Weston Coyney main site is owned by the current Practice Manager and the Meir Park & Weston Coyney branch site is managed by CHP Property Services.
The service is open from 8am to 6.30pm, five days a week apart from Bank Holidays and is operated on an appointment basis.
The contract will be an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) Contract paid at equivalent GMS rates for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years with an estimated contract value (including the 4-year extension) of £8,268,152.46.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 December 2023
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.
This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the
e-tendering portal at the following link:
https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=Projects and register your
interest.
You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C169814: EOI: APMS Services at Meir Park & Weston Coyney and Essington Medical Centre.
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.