Medical practice and related services

Tender description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group (referred to as the commissioners from this point onwards), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the primary medical services (referred to as the service(s) from here onwards) at the Willow Bank GP Surgery in Stoke-on-Trent and its branch surgery located in Longton, under the APMS contract. Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Group is acting under the delegated commissioning arrangements from NHS England and NHS Improvement (Midlands) for this procurement. The contracting authority for the contract resultant from this procurement will be in accordance with that highlighted within the ‘Document 4 — Form of Contract’ which has been provided together with this tender. Willow Bank and its branch GP Surgery (‘the practice’) operates under one APMS contract and are part of the 41 GP practices providing primary medical services within Stoke-on-Trent CCG area. Address for both surgeries as follow: — Willow Bank Surgery — Meir Primary Care Centre, 2nd Floor, Weston Road, Meir, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 6AB, — Branch Surgery at Longton — Longton Cottage Hospital, Upper Belgrave Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4QX. The practice covers the following areas: Adderley Green, Weston Coyney, Sandford Hill, Meir Hay, Meir, Meir Heath, Lightwood, Longton, Florence, Dresden, Normacot and Cocknage. Estimated contract value: It is anticipated that the service provision resultant from this procurement will have an annual agreement value of circa 953 663,70 GBP per annum (at the rate of 89,88 GBP per weighted patient based on July 2019 list size of 10 610,41) excluding VAT. This figure excludes enhanced services and QOF payments. Circa 907 697,06 GBP will be paid as the net core services capitation payment, after deducting money for the ‘Out Of Hours (OOH)’ services at the rate of 4,28 %. Contract duration and service commencement: As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful bidder(s) for a period of 10 years with the commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to further 5 years subject to satisfactory review. In essence, 15 years will be the maximum contract term available under the agreement resultant from this procurement. The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 31.3.2020 and as a result the successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1.4.2020. Further information regarding the procurement can be obtained from the tender documents.