II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) England (the Contracting Authority) is seeking to identify a suitable provider of primary care GP services to undertake a GP caretaking contract in London for Cairngall Medical Practice based at 2 Erith Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6EZ (Main Site) and 58 Cumberland Drive, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 5LB in London Borough of Bexley (Branch Site).
The successful bidder will be required to provide general medical services at the address of the practice referred to above, using the current clinical staff and non-clinical staff, where employed, to ensure some continuity of service provision for patients, and will also be required to ensure that the practice is managed and run to meet the needs of the registered patients, ensuring that high quality general medical services are provided in a consistent and accessible way. This will include providing clinical leadership to the practice team at the practice and ensuring robust governance processes are in place. The successful bidder will also be required to sign a lease or license of the premises with the current owner of the premises.
The contract will be for a period of 8 months – the initial contract period will be from 1 February 2018 to 30 September 2018. The initial period is followed by an optional extension of up to 6 months (to 31 March 2019), until a final commissioning decision is implemented.
Prospective bidders are requested to note that, due to operational necessity, the start date for this contract is Thursday 1 February 2017. Therefore, the mobilisation start date is within a very short time period from announcement of award. Please only submit a response if you can achieve the very tight mobilisation period.
The indicative 8 months contract value, based on a weighted patient list of 9009.85 (as at October 2017), is £787,164 (ex VAT). The indicative 6 months contract value for the extension period based on a weighted patient list of 9009.85 is £590,373 (ex VAT).
Bidders should respond to this ITT opportunity by completing the online questionnaire published on the Contracting Authority’s e-procurement portal (the “Portal”) – ProContract (hosted by Proactis). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the Portal.
Bidders are required to register on the Portal prior to accessing the ITT documentation. Guidance on the registration process is contained below (please refer to links embedded within this advertisement).
The deadline for tenders to be received is 17 January 2018 at 12:00 noon. A timetable for the procurement, and supplementary information relating to the opportunity is also available on the Portal. Instructions on how to register interest in this opportunity, access the ITT documentation, and submit a response are contained below.
Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by the Contracting Authority.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 377 537.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 14
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No