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title: "Productive General Practice Quick Start (PGP QS)"
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# Productive General Practice Quick Start (PGP QS)

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c6f9954-2295-4f09-b14b-5db2e1999038

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## Summary

NHS England is currently engaged in the procurement of the "Productive General Practice Quick Start (PGP QS)" programme. This OJEU tender falls within the business and management consultancy services category and is expected to generate a total contract value of £9 million. Bids were accepted up until 28 June 2019, with the service period starting on 2 September 2019 and concluding on 1 September 2022. This procurement employs an open procedure method and is aimed at various regions across the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) interested in enhancing general practice support services. Businesses with expertise in consultancy, practice management, or health improvement facilitation will likely find this an advantageous competitive opportunity, especially those capable of delivering on-site, hands-on support to GP practices.

## Notice

OJEU tender for replacement contracts for the Time for Care programme - Productive General Practice Quick Start programme. Additional information: Delivery Partners (DP's) were sought to deliver the Productive General Practice Quick Start (PGPQS) Programme in England. PGPQS is an on-site, hands-on, short term support package for general practice that forms part of a local time for care programme. It aims to help practices release time for care, build improvement capability and improve collaboration with other practices. The programme offers hands on support in-practice, from an experienced improvement facilitator. Support is usually given over an eight-week period and includes group sessions with other local practice teams to share improvements and ideas. 4 Deliver Partners have been appointed to service the programme nationally.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5966eaae-7ae0-44f9-87be-0400c5ca0eb2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | 25 Sep 2019 - 25 Sep 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | DEVELOP CONSULTING; QUALITAS CONSORTIUM; SHIL; XYTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2019 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5966eaae-7ae0-44f9-87be-0400c5ca0eb2
- 24 Jun 2019 at 12:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/900b52de-b779-4119-a18e-a5d6817aeccf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5966eaae-7ae0-44f9-87be-0400c5ca0eb2
  17th September 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/900b52de-b779-4119-a18e-a5d6817aeccf
  24th June 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal for Tender Documentation

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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