Invitation to Tender: APMS - Sheffield City GP Medical Centre, The Clover Group and Westwood Health Centre
NHS England - North (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Published December 9, 2015 - Deadline December 9, 2015
North of England Commissioning Support are working for and on behalf of NHS England, Yorkshire and The Humber who propose to procure an Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract in the following lots:
Lot 1 (1 Site): Sheffield City GP Medical Centre – Rockingham House, 75 Broad Lane, Sheffield, S1 3PB
The actual patient list size as at July 2015 for this medical centre is 4,868 (3,966.06 weighted patient list).
Please Note: Sheffield City GP Medical Centre is not a pre-determined site; therefore potential bidders will be required to advise in their bid how they intend to deliver services from a central location within Sheffield City Centre OR from the current premises.
Lot 2 (4 Sites) “The Clover Group”:
Main Site: Darnall Primary Care Centre, 290 Main Road, Sheffield, S9 4QH
Branch Site: Highgate Surgery, Highgate, Tinsley, Sheffield, S9 1WN
Branch Site: Jordanthorpe Health Centre, 1 Dyche Close, Sheffield, S8 8DJ
Branch Site: Mulberry Practice, 1 Mulberry Street, Sheffield, S1 2PJ
The actual patient list size as at July 2015 for these 4 sites is 16,655 (16,857.91 weighted patient list).
Please Note:
The Darnall Primary Care Centre is a pre-determined site therefore the successful bidder will be required to deliver services from the advised site address.
The Highgate Surgery is not a pre-determined site and therefore potential bidders are required to advise in their bid how they intend to deliver services from locations within close proximity to the existing practice premises OR from the current premises.
Jordanthorpe Health Centre is a pre-determined site therefore the successful bidder will be required to deliver services from the advised site address.
The Mulberry Practice is not a pre-determined site and therefore potential bidders are required to advise in their bid how they intend to deliver services from locations within close proximity to the existing practice premises OR from the current premises.
Lot 3 (1 Site): Westwood Health Centre, Pelham, Manton, Worksop, S80 2TR
The actual patient list size as at July 2015 for this Health Centre is 3,763 (3,850.07 weighted patient list).
Please note: The Westwood Health Centre is a pre-determined site therefore the successful bidder will be required to deliver services from the advised site address.
The aim of the service is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to registered patients of each of the medical centres. The successful bidder will be required to provide GP or nurse led primary medical care services.
In addition, the successful bidder for the Sheffield City GP Medical Centre will be required to provide a home visiting service for those patients presenting with an urgent clinical need, who live within the Sheffield boundary but are registered with a practice outside of NHS Sheffield CCG boundary in accordance with GP Choice requirements and a violent patient service, for patients that have been subjected to immediate removal from a practice’s list, to provide a stable environment for the patient to receive continuing health care, addressing any underlying causes of aggressive behaviour and providing a safe environment for the individuals involved in delivering that treatment.
In addition, the successful bidder for the Westwood Health Centre will be required to provide a home visiting service for those patients presenting with an urgent clinical need, who live within the Bassetlaw boundary but are registered with a practice outside of NHS Bassetlaw CCG boundary in accordance with GP Choice requirements and a violent patient service, for patients that have been subjected to immediate removal from a practice’s list, to provide a stable environment for the patient to receive continuing health care, addressing any underlying causes of aggressive behaviour and providing a safe environment for the individuals involved in delivering that treatment.
The basic principles of the open procurement route will be forwarded for this procurement to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of Tenderers in accordance with Part B regime of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Regulation 120 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provides for a temporary exemption for NHS healthcare procurements before 18th April 2016.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers.
Express Interest:
To express an interest in tendering for this service, and (if you have not already done so) please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs.
Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the “Tenders” tab, and then selecting “Current”, scroll down through the tender lists until you come to “APMS – Sheffield City GP Medical Centre, The Clover Group and Westwood Medical Centre”. To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked “View Details”. From this area, you will be able to express your interest in this tender opportunity by selecting the button marked “Express Interest”.
Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked “Guidance for Suppliers”. Alternatively, (should potential providers have any queries) a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm or email: support@in-tend.co.uk.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12 noon on 9 December 2015.