Health and social work services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) who wish to commission Lindley Medical Practice APMS within the locality of Oldham, Greater Manchester. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England North (Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership) (the Contracting Authority) under devolved responsibility and NHS Oldham Clinical Commission Group (the Commissioner) under co-commissioning delegated responsibility. This tender opportunity is for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) at the Lindley Medical Centre and the contract term will be for an initial period of 5 years commencing 1.4.2019 with the option to extend the contract by a further period of 5 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Further information and tender documentation can be obtained via: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS hosted by Proactis. The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test capacity, capability and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. “Under the Public Services (Social Value Act 2012) Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) how in conducting the process of procurement they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contracts has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social and environmental wellbeing”.