General-practitioner services

Tender description

NHS Arden & GEM seeks a provider to offer high quality and safe GP services (in accordance with General Medical Service Regulations) for circa 7 661 patients from the existing purpose built premises located at Lincoln University, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7GA from 1.10.2016. The current APMS (Alternative Provider Medical Services) contract includes the obligation to provide all Essential and Additional Services and a wide range of Enhanced Services. The practice is located on the Lincoln University Campus, Brayford Pool site, which is located approximately 0.5 miles from Lincoln City Centre. When students enrol at the University of Lincoln, they will have the opportunity to register with the surgery. This is an established practice, operating out of premises converted for the practice. The practice is open between 8:00 and 18:30 Monday to Friday. Some extended hours are provided as outlined in the service specification. This procurement will be conducted by Lincolnshire West CCG and NHS England, Midlands and East (Central Midlands) as commissioners. Any contract arising from this procurement will be between the successful Provider and NHS England (National Health Service Commissioning Board) and Lincolnshire West CCG as delegated commissioners on behalf of NHS England. For this service provision Arden & GEM CSU would like to encourage innovative solutions including consortia, strategic alliances and sub-contracts which will deliver value for money and improved services to patients. The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and they will be required to deliver an outcome based service to include: — High quality Primary Medical Services responsive to the needs of the local population — Provision of professional advice to patients and promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health — Provision of all essential and additional services — All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local authority — Robust business management systems and processes for improved patient experience — Financial management — efficient use and maximisation of available resources. Maintain financial control within the available budget The successful provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously-high quality, ensure a sustainable workforce and be responsive to the needs of the local population. The providers will be required to establish and maintain best practices and use them for continuous service improvement during the term of the contract. The providers will also need to adopt applicable national guidance. The Commissioner encourages innovation and use of technology within service delivery. It is seeking patient centred solutions for the provision of service that consistently delivers high levels of patient satisfaction with the following aims: — The increased and right access — the method of service delivery needs to be flexible to meet the varying patient needs — The right clinical assessment — specialist assessment for children and elderly patients or that with a disability — The right timing — the timely inspection and screening of vulnerable patients for prevention of any complications. Estimated total Contract Value excluding VAT of 2 276 750 GBP (estimated total for 5 year duration) The contract value provided in this notice is for the total amount over a 5 year period which is 455 350 GBP per annum over 5 years. The new contract is scheduled to commence from the 1.10.2016 for a period of 5 years, with the option to extend for a further 5 years TUPE will apply to this service. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will be available from 27.4.2016 via: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html. The ITT reference for this service is itt_429 All completed bids must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 10.6.2016. All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all the stages of the process will be managed through the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal messaging facility only. Bidders have the opportunity to ask clarification questions during the procurement process. The deadline for clarification questions is 17:00 on 1.6.2016. Instructions on the clarification process is available in Document 1 — ITT Process and Over view Document.