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Expressions of Interest for Primary Medical Services (APMS Contract) to the Greater Norwich Population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, Co-located Walk-in Centre and Inclusion Health Hub

NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

15 Aug 2023 at 10:57

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is conducting a planning phase tender for the provision of Primary Medical Services in the East of England. The tender title is "Expressions of Interest for Primary Medical Services (APMS Contract) to the Greater Norwich Population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, Co-located Walk-in Centre and Inclusion Health Hub". The industry category is General-practitioner services, and the deadline for expressions of interest is 8th September 2023.

This tender, initiated by the NHS, presents an opportunity for healthcare service providers to deliver primary medical services in Norwich and support vulnerable adults through the Inclusion Health Hub. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) are welcome to participate. The contract envisages a minimum of 5 years with the prospect of extension, starting on 1st July 2024, with an estimated annual value of £3,582,325. Interested parties can engage in the market assessment through the prescribed questionnaire, demonstrating their ability to enhance healthcare integration and reduce health inequalities in Norwich.

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Notice Title

Expressions of Interest for Primary Medical Services (APMS Contract) to the Greater Norwich Population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, Co-located Walk-in Centre and Inclusion Health Hub

Notice Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide primary medical services under an APMS Contract to the Greater Norwich population at Norwich Practices Health Centre, co-located Walk-in Centre Services and the Vulnerable Adults Service through the Inclusion Health Hub. The service commencement date is 1 July 2024. All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. Please note the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00PM on 8th September 2023. The Commissioner is looking for one provider to deliver the following 3 main components under a single APMS Contract. 1. Primary Medical Service in Norwich: List Size as of 1st July 2023 Actual: 10, 882 and Weighted 9, 529.82 2. The Walk-in Centre (WiC) in Norwich: around 80k WIC contacts per year, however that is subject to further work and the final figure for the tender may be different. 3. The Vulnerable Adults Service - Inclusion Health Hub The purpose of this contract is to provide resilience into the Norfolk and Waveney health system and the successful bidder will have to prove how they will reduce health inequalities and increase integration amongst the various other healthcare providers in Norwich. The Commissioner is currently proposing the contract length will be a minimum of 5 years with the option to extend and as part of the market engagement exercise are asking for feedback from potential bidders on the contract term. Please note that whilst there may be an opportunity to comment on the contract length the Commissioners are not obligated to incorporate or change these. The contract will start on the 1st July 2024 and the estimated annual value of the contract is PS3,582,325 and will be subject to an annual uplift which is to be determined. The primary medical services will be open in line with the national core hours from 08:00-18:30 Monday to Friday with 2 evenings later opening until 19:00 and a minimum of a 3-hour session on a Saturday, Walk in Centre will be open 7 days a week 07:00-21:00 and the Vulnerable Adults Services - Inclusion Health Hub 9.00-17:00 Monday to Friday. Additional information: This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published. This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements. The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the "Regulations") to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services. The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering portal at the following link: https://health-family-contractsearch.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects and register your interest. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C190920 Expressions of Interest: Primary Medical Services for Greater Norwich Population. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. If more than one compliant provider registers an interest for this opportunity, meets the requirements set out in this notice, and the questionnaire, then the ICB may set out details for a competitive process. Should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-627115c1-61bd-4f24-9649-a76e6c080747
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f94fce25-683d-42fb-b578-f5d25951a4e1
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85121100 - General-practitioner services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 3QT
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby North

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