Medical practice and related services

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England West Midlands and NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG would like to invite potential Providers to tender for APMS Services for Specialist GP Services for Homeless and Vulnerably Housed and Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Coventry. There is also potential for this service to be expanded to include a provision within Rugby during the life of the contract. AGCSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The contract arising from this procurement will be between the successful Provider and NHS England (National Health Service Commissioning Board) and NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG as delegated Commissioners on behalf of NHS England. As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 4 years and 11 months, with a service commencement date of 1.4.2018. TUPE will be applicable to this contract. The Commissioners are commissioning a service primarily aimed at and meeting the needs of patients that are defined as Homeless (vulnerably housed), Asylum Seekers and Refugees within a practice setting. Bidders should be able to demonstrate that they have a full understanding of the patients’ needs and that they are aware of key challenges that impact such vulnerable patient groups and can demonstrate that they are able to keep abreast of emerging issues i.e. such as legal, medical or social that is pertinent to this population. The Commissioners require one Service Provider to deliver both services. The successful Bidder will be awarded one APMS contract for the provision of primary medical services for both services. The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise. i) Register and log onto the portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk ii) Express interest by: a) selecting response to advert and ITT (ref: itt_1033); b) select Open Access ITT; c) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details; d) click on Express Interest link; iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can complete the ITT questionnaire.