Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QL
UK
Contact person: Garry Mitchell, Deputy Director of Procurement, South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
E-mail: Scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://devonccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
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://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
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
Primary Medical Services in Sherford (Plymouth)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Devon CCG seeks to Commission Primary Medical Services in Sherford (Plymouth).
There is an immediate need to provide General Practice (GP) facilities to the population of Sherford. GP provision will need to be sustainable and long-term, to grow as Sherford grows. The Provider, under an existing general medical services/personal medical services (GMS/PMS) contract will need to work with the developers, Councils, NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and community services to help shape primary medical services in line with the NHS Long-Term Plan and NHS Devon’s Primary Care Strategy.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
819 700.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There is an immediate need to provide General Practice (GP) facilities to the population of Sherford. GP provision will need to be sustainable and long-term, to grow as Sherford grows. The provider, under an existing general medical services/personal medical/ services/ alternative provider medical services (GMS/PMS/APMS) contract will need to work with the developers, councils, NHS Devon CCG and community services to help shape primary medical services in line with the NHS long-term plan and NHS Devon’s Primary Care Strategy.
Sherford is a new town development, currently being built on the outskirts of Plymouth situated just off the A38 between Plympton and Plymstock, expected to deliver some 5 500 new homes, with an estimated 13 200 population, a new town centre (close to the new junction with the A38) and two new village centres, in the south eastern (Phase 1, close to Plymstock) and northern parts of the town.
As at January 2020, some 300 homes have been built and occupied. Current annual build out rate is 150 houses.
Phase 1:1 is for 600 houses, of which 300 are currently occupied.
1a: a further 200 have been consented.
1b: another 500 awaiting consent, expected to commence end 2020.
A leisure centre, with swimming pool, is being built as part of the Phase 1 development with planning application in process, also includes the first of the primary schools being developed and a retail area.
The trigger point for the first of these permanent provisions is 1 300 homes (for the single, town centre site) or 1 375 homes (for the first of the neighbourhood sites), which are approximately 5-8 years away at a minimum (subject to build-out rates). The trigger point for a temporary facility at 300 occupations, has already been reached and exceeded.
Due to recent changes seen in the Covid-19 Pandemic the Sherford Consortium is currently reviewing the S106 provision to ensure it is fit for purpose.
Reviewing the current build-out plans for Sherford, the CCG has taken an informed decision that an interim GP provision should be provided as part of the phase 1 development, to be implemented at the earliest possible opportunity. The interim provision is to provide primary care capacity for the next 8 years (approx. timeline for permanent hub to be confirmed) until a permanent hub opens in the new town Centre.
This timeline is indicative, and the preferred bidder, as part of an existing primary care network, would need to consider a robust service delivery model able to flex according to the future development of the town.
The design and delivery of both interim and long-term primary care services in Sherford must reflect the strategic intent set out in the NHS long term plan and key local strategic plans such as
• Devon Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) priorities;
• Devon STP Integrated Care Model Blueprint;
• NHS Devon CCG’s primary care priorities;
• general practice forward view including the emergence and development of Primary Care Networks and
• Plymouth City and Devon County Council’s priorities including those for adult social care.
General practice is a hugely important and valuable part of the local system of health and wellbeing. System priorities include transforming the model of care such that people seek support in other settings (e.g. wellbeing hubs, advice and information, online resources) as a more appropriate alternative to their GP practice, and integrating services.
The current population of Sherford is 1,120. This is estimated to increase to a population of 3 040 people in 4 years’ time. It is estimated that between 760 and 1 520 people will need to register as a new patient within the next 4 years.
Based on the GMS rate less out-of-hours opt-out currently GBP 89.88 per patient (adjusted for weighting) the annual value is estimated to be between GBP 68 309 and GBP 136 617. Any values and timescales stated within this notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a g
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:
819 700.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 96
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the ‘Light Touch Regime’ contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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:
General Practitioner (the provider, has to have an existing general medical services/personal medical services (GMS/PMS) contract and be part of existing primary care network).
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:
2020/S 053-127292
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/12/2020
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:
01/12/2020
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the ‘Light Touch Regime’ contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services.
Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the authority (‘Open’, ‘Restricted’, ‘Competitive Procedure with Negotiation’, ‘Competitive Dialogue’ or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive/Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
The contracting authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Exeter
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/11/2020