Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
South Plaza Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS13NX
UK
Contact person: John Gibbs
E-mail: john.gibbs4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
South Plaza Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS13NX
UK
Contact person: John Gibbs
E-mail: john.gibbs4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves 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
Provision of Primary Medical Services — Charlotte Keel (APMS) on behalf of NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG
Reference number: PR003261
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Commissioner, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG) seeks a provider for a contract of 8 years with the option to extend for 2 years (total contract duration of 10 years) for Charlotte Keel Medical Centre.
The contract value over 10 years (including all options and extensions) is an estimated 19 738 297 GBP. Any future contract value will be in line with any rise or fall, as may be the case.
The APMS contract for Charlotte Keel Medical Centre (L81015) is an opportunity to take on a contract in the Inner City and East (ICE) area of Bristol, due to expire on 31.3.2020. The successful provider will need to provide the full range of primary medical services from 1.4.2020.
The full scope of the service can be found on the eTendering system (SCW In-Tend system- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home).
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioner.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
19 738 297.00
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:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG (BNSSG CCG), seeks a provider for a 8 year contract with an option to extend for up to 2 years (total duration of 10 years) for Charlotte Keel Medical Centre (L81015). The current contract was a short term emergency contract which is due to expire on 31.3.2020. The successful provider will need to provide the full range of primary medical services from 1.4.2020, mobilising from December 2019.
The practice has a current list size of 16 818 and the annual contract value is 1 495 578 GBP, subject to quarterly list size adjustments, Global Sum and Out of Hours adjustments. An APMS Transitional Payment of 355 500 GBP is offered to be paid equally over the first 18 months of the contract.
The practice is entitled to provide additional services commissioned by the CCG, including local enhanced services, prescribing quality scheme and supplementary services attracting additional income from the CCG. Payment depends on the provider signing up to agreed service specifications. Including this additionally achievable income, the contract value over 8 years is an estimated 15 861 738 GBP, with an estimated additional 3 876 559 GBP for the option to extend for up to 2 years, making an estimated contract value of 19 738 297 GBP. Figures are indicative and represent the likely level of income the provider will receive from the CCG. It does not represent a guaranteed level of income.
The practice is situated in the Lawrence Hill ward of Bristol and is ethnically diverse; more than half of the population are BAME (57,31 %). The largest ethnic groups come from the Caribbean, Asian subcontinent and Somalia. To support the diverse ethnicities the practice has interpreters, counsellors and welfare benefits advisors accessible on site. The practice operates from a modern purpose built health centre and is co-located with a pharmacy, community healthcare team as well as midwives, dentists and the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The procurement supports the BNSSG CCG aims for primary medical services, including:
— developing sustainable and resilient GP services, serving natural communities within strong PCNs alongside wider community services,
— addressing health inequalities to ensure health services are equitable, addressing the specific needs of our most deprived communities,
— delivering improved health and social care services to the people who need them most; the frail and elderly, children, pregnant women and vulnerable people including those with mental health needs, learning difficulties, language barriers or drug and alcohol addiction,
— supporting people to stay well and promoting patient self-care,
— looking after people at home or in the community, helping to keep them out of hospital,
— ensuring those who go to hospital are able to go home faster with community support,
— continuing to modernise care and treatment, designing it around patients.
Providers will need to demonstrate an ability to work dynamically, integrating with the new Inner City PCN as well as contributing to the success of the Inner City and East Locality in their role to deliver new, innovative models of care working with VCSE, mental health and community providers and the local authority to meet the needs of this population.
BNSSG CCG recognise the importance of strong primary care at the heart of our integrated care systems, and are keen to engage providers who can demonstrate a willingness to deliver a number of key design principles e.g. improving access and promoting prevention and self-care, as part of core service delivery and using digital channels to provide health care online consultations.
The full scope of the service can be found on the eTendering system (SCW In-Tend system- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home). This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning support unit on behalf of the commissioner, all communication should be made through the eTendering system.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
19 738 297.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As stated in procurement/tender documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in procurement/tender documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As stated in procurement/tender documents.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/10/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
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 2 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 Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
South Plaza, Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS13NX
UK
E-mail: john.gibbs4@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk/
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As described in VI.3), deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
South Plaza, Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS13NX
UK
E-mail: John.gibbs4@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: https://bnssgccg.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/09/2019