Notice Information
Notice Title
Expansion of existing or provision of new general practitioner medical surgery/surgeries and associated facilities that serve or will serve the residents of Ashingdon Road development, Rochford (SS4)
Notice Description
An Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Process, pursuant to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) has been published in Find a Tender Service and is attached to this engagement notice. The Contracting Authority, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) is using the most suitable provider process (the Process) as defined by Regulations 6(6) and 10) to award a Land Option ("the Contract") via a mixed procurement (commencing 25th March 2025), for the development and delivery of a General Practitioner Medical Surgery and associated facilities and services under a General Medical Services (GMS) contract (the Requirement). For avoidance of doubt, the MSP process will not result in the Authority and the most suitable provider (MSP) entering into a new contract. The Authority is responsible for running the Process as the legal entity responsible for commissioning Primary Medical Services in Mid and South Essex. The Authority and existing GP Practices that have expressed an initial interest in being considered as the MSP are already within contractual arrangements via each Practice's existing GMS/PMS. Instead, the Process intends to identify and award the opportunity to enter a Land Option with Bloor Homes and Rochford District Council. The Authority is expecting the council/developer to transfer the land directly to the MSP following the successful conclusion of this exercise. The MSP will be responsible for working with the council to develop the site for delivery under their existing GMS /PMS contract. Further work will be needed as the site develops to amend the MSP's existing contract to reflect any proposed plans (for example, whether it is an additional branch site or a relocation). The deadline for any potential practices to express an interest in this opportunity is midnight on the 14th day beginning the day after the Intended Approach Notice was published (04.03.25). Please direct enquiries to the named contact within this Notice for further information by the deadline. Phase 1 - Qualification is intended to commence with the basic selection criteria being published to the identified Practices on 25th March 2025. The deadline for responses to the Qualification phase is 14th April 2025, at 12:00 Noon. The basic selection criteria that potential practices must demonstrate they can meet to be considered within Phase 1 - Qualification of this process are contained within the attached document titled Supplementary Information for the PIN _ Ashingdon Road 04.03 but at a high level, the most suitable provider must hold a current GMS/PMS contract for general medical services with an active patient list and be currently operating within the two Primary Care Networks (PCN), Rayleigh & District, and Rochford. Additional information: For avoidance of doubt, this Process will not result in the Authority and the most suitable provider (MSP) entering into a new contract. The Authority is responsible for running the Process as the legal entity responsible for commissioning Primary Medical Services in Mid and South Essex. The Authority and existing GP Practices that have expressed an initial interest in being considered as the MSP are already within contractual arrangements via each Practice's existing GMS. Instead, the Process intends to identify and award the opportunity to enter a Land Option with Bloor Homes and Rochford District Council. The Authority is expecting the council/developer to transfer the land directly to the MSP following the successful conclusion of this exercise. The MSP will be responsible for working with the council to develop the site for delivery under their existing GMS contract. Further work will be needed as the site develops to amend the MSP's existing contract to reflect any proposed plans (for example, whether it is an additional branch site or a relocation). Under a Section 106 Agreement, Rochford District Council and the developer Bloor Homes have made available an opportunity via a land option (expiring November 2025) and a financial contribution of PS262,300 available to the MSP that purchases the land, to support the improvement of healthcare services in Rochford, which is the value that has been communicate in this Notice as the estimated total value. The MSP will be required to source the necessary capital to implement the requirement through solutions such as partnering with a specialist healthcare facility developer or some form of borrowings. No further capital resource is available through the NHS to support build costs. Solutions could be to either relocate existing services or develop a branch surgery premises subject to following appropriate contractual processes for any proposed relocation, including any necessary public engagement as well as compliance with relevant ICB and NHSE governance. This is supplementary to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice published on 04.03.25. The process is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The award decision-maker for this process is NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). Please see the attached document titled Supplementary Information for the PIN _ Ashingdon Road 04.03 for further details including the full list of basic selection criteria that providers must be able to meet to be considered the most suitable provider, and the Authorities detailed justification for undertaking a mixed procurement under PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e7b8967a-519f-4d34-af29-13777afc4cae
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130264d8-2c6c-4ad7-b0e9-556e79afdc13
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
70 - Real estate services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
45215000 - Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
45215130 - Clinic construction work
45215140 - Hospital facilities construction work
70122000 - Land sale or purchase services
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
85121000 - Medical practice services
85121100 - General-practitioner services
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
- Contact Name
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Contact Email
- amy.wilson@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BASILDON
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Basildon
- Electoral Ward
- Fryerns
- Westminster Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130264d8-2c6c-4ad7-b0e9-556e79afdc13
4th March 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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