Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG
Sir John Robinson House, Sir John Robinson Way
Nottingham
NG5 6DB
Contact
Neelam Saroe
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF14 - Nottingham
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/32405
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
AG21012 - Special Allocation Scheme across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire .
Reference number
AG21012
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 & NHS Improvement – Midlands and NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG (referred to as the Commissioners), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest to deliver a Special Allocation Scheme across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
The new contract is required to start on 1 April 2022 and the contract is to run for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 1 year (maximum total contract duration 4 years). The contract to be entered into will be in accordance with the NHS Standard Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract 2020. The maximum contract value is £117,500 per annum, including the extension(s) (i.e. 4 years) is £470,000. The price includes all consumables, security, and any other associated costs of delivering the contract.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) (formerly known as the ‘Violent Patient Scheme’) is being commissioned to deliver essential and additional primary care services (as defined in the following link https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/standard-general-medical-services-contract/) to patients that have been removed from their GP practice list for reasons of abusive and violent behaviour, and to rehabilitate and educate patients so that they can be discharged and transferred back to mainstream general practice. Patients are allocated by Primary Care Services England (PCSE) to the SAS in line with the NHS England and NHS Improvement Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual, which can be viewed here https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/primary-medical-care-policy-and-guidance-manual-pgm/.
There are three elements to the service:
• Service Element One: Telephone Answering / Call Handling and Assessment / Triage
• Service Element Two: Primary Care Appointments
• Service Element Three: Scheme Administration including the SAS Panel
The Special Allocation Scheme will essentially:
Work proactively with patients to address their rehabilitation needs, where necessary, liaising with other service providers
Align the service to mainstream general practice where possible which will assist in the patient’s discharge and transition from the SAS
Work with the GP practices of Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG to educate, support and provide advice and guidance on the SAS
Alongside the delivery of essential and additional primary care services, the SAS is mandated to provide the list of enhanced services to the registered population as set out in the service specification.
If your organisation wishes to express an interest, then please register against Quote/tender 47727 - AG21012 Special Allocation Scheme across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in EU Supply and complete the questionnaire no later than 10:00am on Wednesday 29th December 2021. The Commissioners have also issued a service specification for interested providers to refer to which sets out the service requirements in more detail.
NHS England & NHS Improvement – Midlands has delegated their commissioning authority to NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG and as a result, under delegated functions NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG will act on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement – Midlands.
two.2.14) Additional information
Please note that this expression of interest has been designed to allow the market visibility of the proposed opportunity and support early engagement
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 January 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If you are interested in this potential future procurement opportunity, then please visit AG CSU’s e-procurement system known as “Quote/tender 47727 - AG21012 Special Allocation Scheme across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire" on AGCSU’s EU Supply portal and complete the short questionnaire to express your interest.
The deadline for responses is by 10:00am on 29th December 2021.
Please note that this questionnaire is purely a market engagement exercise. Your response to this survey does not guarantee your organisation’s participation in any future procurement resultant from this exercise.
If more than one compliant provider registers their interest for this opportunity and can meet the requirements set out in this Notice, the published questionnaire and the Service Specification, then the Commissioner may set out details for a competitive process in January 2022 for this service.
Future procurements resultant from this exercise will be advertised separately. Should your organisation wish to submit its bid, then it must respond to the advertisement which calls for the procurement competition separately at the time.