Medical practice services

Tender description

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden&GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England (Midlands & East (East)) would like to invite providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of the intentions to procure Alternative Provider for Medical Services (APMS) for: East Tilbury Medical Centre, 85 Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury, RM18 8SW with a branch based at Corringham Health Centre, Giffords Cross Road, Corringham, SS17 7QQ. The current patient list size for these services is circa 4 700 patients across the two practices. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the successful Provider will be expected to: — Provide primary care services which will be accessible, convenient and responsive; — Design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment; — Have processes in place to evaluate and continually improve on patient satisfaction; — Have processes in place to engage effectively with the local communities; — Participate in Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF); — Be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis; — Promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health. This opportunity will be open to the entire market, including the current providers. It is intended that the tender will be published around the 8th April. As this tender is for existing services, the services must be fully operational by the service commencement date of 1.10.2016 in order to ensure continuity of care for patients. There will be a 3-month mobilisation period from July to September 2016. NHS England (Midlands & East) is inviting interested providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will be held on Wednesday 6.4.2016, at 19:00 in Essex (venue to be confirmed post 4.4.2016 ). The event will cover the following: — An overview of the services to be provided. — Details of the contract type, length and particular conditions. — An outline of the procurement process and the anticipated timeline. Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are limited to no more than 2 persons per organisation. Further information will be circulated to delegates once the registration process closes on the 4.4.2016 at 12:00. An expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.