Health services

Tender description

NHS England — (North) Yorkshire and the Humber, propose to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract, currently delivered from the following site: — Westfield Health Centre, Westfield Northway, Westfield, Sheffield, S20 8NZ. The aim of the service is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to registered patients of Westfield Health Centre. Please note, this is a pre-determined site therefore the successful bidder will be required to deliver services from the advised site address. The practice actual registered list, as at 1.1.2016, was 1806, with a weighted list of 1702.28. Should this service be re-procured following sufficient expressions of interest, it is envisaged that the tender documentation will be issued before the end of April 2016, with an anticipated service commencement date of 7.6.2016 or sooner, where possible. The contract will be awarded initially for a period of 5 years, with the possibility of additional extensions subject to approval from NHSE Efficiency Controls Committee. The funding for the practice is the GMS global sum (currently 80,19 GBP per weighted patient). Funding would also be paid on the achievement of the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) and delivery of Enhanced Services. Any potential future procurement will be advertised on Contracts Finder and the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authorities must consider: — How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the relevant area (‘area’ is the geographic area for which the procurement is taking place); and — How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is running this expressions of interest process for and on behalf of NHS England — North (Yorkshire and Humber), the contracting authority. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to gather expressions of interest and conduct all future communications in relation to this service. To express an interest in providing the service, please register on the In Tend eTendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs. Once registered, you will be able to view details of the opportunity by selecting the ‘Tenders’ tab, and then selecting ‘Forthcoming Tenders’. To view further information on the specific opportunity, click the button marked ‘View Details’. From this area, you will be able to express your interest 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. If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked ‘Guidance for Suppliers’. Alternatively, a dedicated help-desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm) / support@in-tend.co.uk Upon expressing an interest you will be able to view a draft Service Specification. Once you have reviewed the specification, please confirm your interest by submitting a message via the correspondence facility within the In-Tend Portal. Please note that this process is only being carried out as a means to understanding the interest in this service and is not a Pre-Qualification Process.