Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council, P O Box 3176
BRISTOL
BS3 9FS
UK
Contact person: User Saffron Nicholls
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: Saffron.Nicholls@bristol.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PEP/PH Primary Care Services
Reference number: DN760288
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is to provide an update for GP's and pharmacies based in Bristol on the Bristol Primary Services contracts.
Please note this is NOT a framework. Eligible providers can register interest for contracts for these services by advising which service (or referred to as “lot”) they are interested in and completing an eligibility form as these services can only be delivered by GP’s or pharmacy’s based in Bristol.
This procurement process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
Any providers interested in registering interest for these services can do so through the Procontract project. For support on how to do this please register interest for our provider event.
Any expressions of interest will need to be reviewed by the commissioning team to determine eligibility before award. It should be noted that any expressions of interest will be reviewed at the Council's earliest convenience however 30 days should be allowed to complete this. There is no end date for providers to register interest, this will remain open for the duration of the contract terms.
In order to support GP and Pharmacies we will be holding a supplier engagement day on the 17th March via Teams. This event is provide further information on using the Procontract system to register for contracting of any of these services. To register interest to attend the event and receive further details on how to attend please send a message through the Procontract message function or via email to Rachel.Metcalfe@bristol.gov.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sexual Health Services - GP’s are contracted to provide long lasting contraception to the population and sign post complicated cases to the main clinical service. Pharmacists will provide emergency contraception services to the population.
Contract term - 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with option to extend plus 2, plus 2 years (3 + 2 + 2)
NHS Health Checks – GP’s are contracted to conduct health checks to eligible patients
Contract term – 5 years
Substance Use Services – GPs will provide health care support and prescribing to service users and Pharmacists will provide the dispensing of the medication to support service users recovery.
Contract term - 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030, with option to extend plus 2, plus 2 years (5 + 2 + 2)
The specifications for each service will be available via Procontract.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/03/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/03/2025