Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
UK
E-mail: nelcsu.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://corbyccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://corbyccg.nhs.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
GP Extended Access service in Corby
Reference number: DN379354
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NEL Procurement on behalf of NHS Corby CCG (referred to as ‘the Authority’) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the service to serve the Corby area.
Extended access will support GPs to meet rising population demands with additional clinical capacity beyond core hours (8.00 a.m. to 18.30 p.m. Monday to Friday). In addition, the service aims to achieve a positive impact upon patient flow in other service areas, including urgent and unplanned care settings, attributable to patients who cite they are ‘unable to access’ GP appointments, and increasingly meet people’s needs in lower acuity settings, including self-care.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
916 163.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF24
UKF25
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Extended access will support GPs to meet rising population demands with additional clinical capacity beyond core hours (8.00 a.m. to 18.30 p.m. Monday to Friday). In addition, the service aims to achieve a positive impact upon patient flow in other service areas, including urgent and unplanned care settings, attributable to patients who cite they are ‘unable to access’ GP appointments, and increasingly meet people’s needs in lower acuity settings, including self-care.
This service aims to stimulate innovative ways of increasing seamless access and capacity to routine and same day to primary care services 7 day service, 365 days a year, including bank holidays. It should provide sufficient routine appointments at evenings and weekends to meet locally determined demand alongside effective access to urgent care services. The core purpose being the stabilisation and sustainability of general practice.
The service must:
— be clinically safe,
— provide value for money,
— be sustainable,
— make the best use of and develop the skill of the workforce,
— develop local clinical engagement,
— reduce unnecessary attendances to acute providers of emergency care,
— work collaboratively with the Northamptonshire urgent care system/partner organisations,
— not increase pressure on the ambulance service,
— be innovative,
— not increase pressure on in-hours GP services,
— seek to align protocols where appropriate to do so.
The contract value for the term is 916 163,00 GBP (excl VAT).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80 %
Price
/ Weighting:
20 %
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 233-532598
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: GP Extended Access Service in Corby
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aspiro Healthcare
Woodsend Medical Centre, School Place
Corby
NN18 0QP
UK
NUTS: UKF24
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 908 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Corby CCG
Corby Enterprise Centre, Priors Hall
Corby
NN17 5EU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2019