APMS St Mary's Isles of Scilly

Tender description

NHS England South (South West) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Primary Care Services in the Isles of Scilly. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioners. The Contract start date is 1st February 2019 until 31st March 2022 (3 years and 2 months) with an optional 1 year extension period. The services include essential and additional primary care medical services, out-of-hours period. The registered population is currently 2,380 patients. This opportunity as a call for competition is initially published as a notice for expressions of interest. The commissioner may then choose to proceed to publish tender documents to parties who have responded to the notice and there shall be no further notice published. Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list the In-Tend website. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to participate in this procurement providers will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Interested providers must be eligible to hold an APMS Contract The Practice has a main surgery base on St Mary's and runs branch surgeries on 4 inhabited off islands:- Main Surgery - The Health Centre, King Edwards Lane, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly TR21 0HE • Tresco Branch Surgery - Tresco Surgery, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, TR24 0QQ. • Bryher Branch Surgery - Bryher Surgery, Bryher, Isles of Scilly TR23 0PR. • St. Martins Branch Surgery - St. Martins Surgery, St. Martins, Isles of Scilly, TR25 0QL. • St. Agnes Branch Surgery - St. Agnes Surgery, St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly TR22 0PL The provider will be expected to 1. deliver services from all sites, including the off islands. 2. be responsible for the provision of the LPS 3. be responsible for the regular provision of GOS on the islands 4. provide all out of hours medical services 5. provide a range of enhanced services including intra partum care as the second on call midwife 6. provide a medical staffing service, under separate contractual arrangements with Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust to support the Minor Injuries Unit and inpatient care at the Community Hospital