Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
Contact person: Hayley Smith
E-mail: h.smith27@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
Contact person: Hayley Smith
E-mail: h.smith27@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Highley GMS Services for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB
Reference number: WHISP-116
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB are seeking tenders for a provider of GMS services, Essential Services, Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF), Enhanced services – Locally Commissioned (LCS) and Directed Enhanced Services (DES) including the Primary Care Network DES in the village of Highley, South Shropshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85120000
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG21
UKG22
Main site or place of performance:
Highley, South Shropshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB are seeking tenders for a provider of GMS services, Essential Services, Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF), Enhanced services – Locally Commissioned (LCS) and Directed Enhanced Services (DES) including the Primary Care Network DES in the village of Highley, South Shropshire.
Highley (WV16 6) is a rurally isolated large village in South Shropshire, 7.5 miles to the
south of Bridgnorth with a population of 3,735 people.
The provider is required to play a key role in the emerging partnership work with local
providers, partners and stakeholders that is aiming to enhance and improve the delivery
of health and care services from an integrated health hub within a key community
building in the heart of this rurally isolated and deprived community. This partnership
work involves all key partners and stakeholders including the PCN, the ICB, the hospital
trust, community services and the local community.
An essential requirement of this contract is the need for the provider to deliver services from the Village and to maintain a strong physical presence within the community. In the short term, there is the opportunity to utilise the existing practice premises (subject to negotiation with the landlord) and in the longer term there is the exciting potential of the integrated health hub.
The ICB are looking to appoint a service provider to deliver this service in perpetuity. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. The Contract value (per 12-month period) is estimated to be £368,291.00 – Global sum, £434,985.00 including QOF and LCS based on 2022/23 figures.
The NHS Standard General Medical Services Contract shall apply.
Please note the period and value in the notice are mandatory fields and do not apply, this is a service in perpetuity, therefore will continue until notice is provided. An accurate total contract period or value is not possible to include, any Contract shall align to the Terms and Conditions of the NHS Standard General Medical Services Contract.
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
Start:
01/04/2023
End:
31/03/2038
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:
Suitably registered to provide GMS Services in accordance with the NHS GMS Contract.
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.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Suitably registered medical professionals.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/02/2023
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/02/2023
Local time: 16:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract with for the supply of the services.
The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process.
This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal ref itt_1040 athttps://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
(i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to reregister;
(ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated.
For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Helpdesk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Light Touch Regime’ services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime Services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
E-mail: bernadette.williams@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
UK
E-mail: bernadette.williams@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/01/2023