Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Fife
Hayfield House, Hayfield Road
Kirkcaldy
KY2 5AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1592657320
E-mail: jane.murray21@nhs.scot
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsfife.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00185
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FIF21123C GP Services for NHS Fife (Three Medical Practices)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fife Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Fife) (“NHS Fife”) placed an advertisement in the Public Contracts Scotland Portal on the 20th January 2023 seeking expressions of interest from any parties interested in providing primary medical services to patients in the Kinghorn, Burntisland and High Valleyfield areas of Fife as an individual, combined or collective expression of interest.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fife Health Board (more commonly known as NHS Fife) (“NHS Fife”) placed an advertisement in the Public Contracts Scotland Portal on the 20th January 2023 seeking expressions of interest from any parties interested in providing primary medical services to patients in the Kinghorn, Burntisland and High Valleyfield areas of Fife as an individual, combined or collective expression of interest.
These requirements have arisen due to the departure of general practitioner partners providing primary medical services located in the three above named practices to a list of 9,428 patients in total – Kinghorn Medical Practice with 3,368 patients, The Links Medical Practice with 1,930 patients and Valleyfield Medical Practice with 4,126 patients.
NHS Fife wishes to select a new service provider(s) with the capacity and capability to meet the needs of these patients by delivering high quality, patient-centred clinical services in a primary care setting, all in accordance with NHS Fife’s requirements set out in Section 8 (“Requirement”).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per documentation attached to tender.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/02/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/02/2023
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=719857.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Not appropriate in this instance.
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason:
Not appropriate in this instance.
(SC Ref:719857)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerks Office
Courthouse Whytescauseway
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1592260171
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/01/2023