Planning

Expansion or provision of new general practitioner medical surgery and associated facilities serving the residents of the Ashingdon Road development, Rochford (SS4)

NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

04 Mar 2025 at 14:18

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board is initiating a procurement process for the expansion or provision of a new general practitioner medical surgery and associated facilities serving the residents of the Ashingdon Road development in Rochford, Essex (SS4). This contract, part of the 'Health services' category, is currently at the planning stage, with a notable deadline of 14th April 2025 at noon for the Qualification phase. The primary focus of this mixed procurement is for services under an existing General Medical Services (GMS) contract, with the planned commencement date for the procurement process being 25th March 2025. The estimated total value communicated for this opportunity is £262,300, and the estimated lifetime value of the land option could be between £3.75 million and £5.25 million.

This procurement process offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services and construction. The contract is particularly suited for existing GP Practices with connections to the Rochford area, who can demonstrate the capacity to deliver expanded health services while developing new facilities. Businesses capable of sourcing necessary capital, potentially through partnerships with specialist healthcare facility developers, will find this opportunity advantageous. The procurement process emphasizes the importance of legal, financial, technical, and professional capabilities, ensuring that the selected provider can adequately meet the requirements and support the healthcare needs of the local community over the long term.

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Notice Title

Expansion or provision of new general practitioner medical surgery and associated facilities serving the residents of the Ashingdon Road development, Rochford (SS4)

Notice Description

This Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process, pursuant to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). 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). The opportunity is deemed to comprise a mixture of in-scope health care services and out-of-scope non-healthcare services. The main subject-matter of the contract is deemed an in-scope health care service because the estimated lifetime value of the health care services being delivered under the MSPs existing GMS contract is higher than the value of the one-off sum associated with the Land Option and associated capital works (non-healthcare services). The Authority is of the view that separating out the process around selecting an appropriate GP Practice to award the Land Option to, from the selection of a GP Practice to deliver general medical services from the healthcare premises developed on the land would have a materially adverse impact on the Authority's ability to act in accordance with the procurement principles. Further details of the Authorities assessment leading to the decision to undertake a mixed procurement under PSR can be found in detail at the attached document titled Supplementary Information for the PIN _ Ashingdon Road 04.03. 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). The development has made 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. The estimated lifetime value of the Land Option may be between PS3.75m and PS5.25m based on an NHS compliant build costing in the region of PS5,000-7,000 per square metre. The planning permission shows the land could accommodate a healthcare building of 750m2 plus on-site parking. The estimated lifetime value of the existing GMS/PMS contract could be between PS26m and PS99m depending on which Practice is selected (because it is based on the global annual sum of their existing contract and a 45-year contract duration).

Lot Information

Lot 1

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, for a local healthcare provider to purchase land at Ashingdon Road for the provision of capital projects to expand existing or provide new general practitioner medical surgery/surgeries and associated facilities that serve or will serve the residents of the Development. This 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. The land available can accommodate a healthcare building of 750m2 plus on-site parking. The Most Suitable Provider will be required to source the necessary capital through solutions such as partnering with a specialist healthcare facility developer or some form of borrowings. No further capital resources are available through the NHS to support any build costs. The Authority received authorisation through its Executive Committee in July 24, to identify the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) to take forward this opportunity. In applying the MSP process, the Authority has considered the five Key Criteria and undertaken appropriate pre-market engagement to update its knowledge of relevant providers including understanding their ability to deliver the Requirement to the relevant local population and connections with other parts of the system. Expressions of interest were sought by the Authority from GP Practices in two Primary Care Networks (PCN), Rayleigh & District, and Rochford. Four Practices have confirmed provisional interest. The Authority is of the view, taking into account the likely providers, the restrictions placed upon it via the Section 106 and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it is likely to be able to identify the MSP without running a competitive process. To satisfy the Regulations, the Authority intends to undertake appropriate due diligence to assess the MSP in accordance with Regulation 19 (Basic Selection Criteria) and Regulation 20 (Exclusions) and with reference to the Key Criteria (Regulation 5), ensuring the most suitable provider has the legal and financial capacities and the technical and professional abilities to deliver the Requirement over the term. Additionally, the Authority may hold a structured dialogue session(s) with the MSP to further assess the MSP against the Key Criteria. As a result of a successful conclusion to such assessment and process, the Authority intends to make a decision to award the proposed Land Option to the MSP. Further details can be found at sections II.2.4) , II.2.14) and VI.3). Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract 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).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e962
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007860-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

70 - Real estate services

85 - Health and social work services


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
£262,300 £100K-£500K
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
25 Mar 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
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
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Basildon
Electoral Ward
Fryerns
Westminster Constituency
Basildon and Billericay

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