Notice Information
Notice Title
Central Bedfordshire (4 Practices) PCN DES 2022/23
Notice Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group intention to award a contract for a PCN service ( to cover four practice populations who have opted out of the PCN DES) of PS1,242,556 to Lea Vale Medical Group for a period of 10 months to commence in June 2022.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group intention to award a contract for a PCN service ( to cover four practice populations who have opted out of the PCN DES) of PS1,242,556 to Lea Vale Medical Group for a period of 10 months to commence in June 2022. Four Central Bedfordshire Practices have opted out of the PCN DES. The CCG must ensure the delivery of the Network Contract DES as soon as practicable Previously approved PCNs have been approached to provide the service and the CCG has engaged with a range of PCNs and local GP provider organisations as well as the LMC. In view of the urgent need to maintain services and consequences for patients being disadvantaged one PCN has agreed and been appointed to provide DES Services until the 31st March 2023. This approach ensures the patients of the four opted out practices will have continued access to the full range of network services with minimal disruption and it meets the directions of the DES ensuring services are provided as soon as practicable. Activity Total Comment PCN Payments (10 months) PS285,891 This includes Clinical Director, PCN Core support, extended hours up to 30/09/2022, enhanced access from 01/10/2022 Investment and Income fund PS192,887 Total budget based on national profile. No in-year payment expected to be made at present. Actual payment will be based on 22-23 achievement and made in 2023-24 once declaration is made and validated. Payment will be made as pass through payments to individual practices to support clinical development to achieve DES requirements. ARRS Funding PS747,978 Maximum budget shown. Payments will be monthly in arrears based on ARRS submission by PCN via portal Care Homes Premium (10 months) PS15,800 Payment shown based on current registered beds. Payment re-assessed should bed numbers be updated Total PS1,242,556 Additional information: The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations". As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
Procurement Information
BLMK CCG has awarded a ten-month contract for a PCN DES without prior publication: This was strictly necessary for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, as the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation could not be complied with: In terms of the circumstances, these were: Four practices Central Bedfordshire Practices have opted out of the Network DES at short notice (i) There is a necessity to ensure continuity of service to the patients of those four practices as their patients must still be able to benefit from the services provided for under the Network DES (ii) BLMK CCG does not have the time to run a formal procurement given the immediacy of needing to ensure continuity of service (iii) The services needed to be provided by another PCN within a reasonably close geographical location to the four practices, and that after an initial exploration of options there was no wider expression of interest. The contract is only being awarded for a short-term period of 10 Months (part year) to align with the national Network DES (which is itself a year-on-year contract).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-034082
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014812-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £1,242,556 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLMK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP
- Contact Name
- rod.skinner@attain.co.uk
- Contact Email
- rod.skinner@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- MK45 4HR
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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