---
title: "APMS Services for Summerfield Group Practice (Market Engagement)"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT"
published: "2023-07-13"
---

# APMS Services for Summerfield Group Practice (Market Engagement)

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30.json)

## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is planning a tender process for APMS Services for Summerfield Group Practice in Birmingham. This procurement falls under the general-practitioner services category and is currently in the planning stage. The service commencement date is set for 1st April 2024, with an engagement end date of 25th July 2023. Interested providers have the opportunity to participate in a market engagement event and questionnaire to explore the viability of delivering the required services.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs in the healthcare services sector to compete for a contract worth approximately £840,000 per annum. Businesses well-suited for this tender are those experienced in providing primary medical services and meeting the specific requirements of the Summerfield Group Practice. The procurement process involves considerations for the length of future contracts, with options for a term of 9 or 7+2 years. The Commissioner is actively seeking market views and feedback from potential bidders, with a Market Place Event scheduled for 25th July 2023.

## Notice

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide alternative primary medical services (APMS) at Summerfield Group Practice, Birmingham and invite all interested providers to participate in an early market engagement event and market assessment questionnaire. The service commencement date is 1st April 2024. Summerfield Group Practice is located in Birmingham and serves patients across the Soho and Jewellery Quarter ward of Birmingham. The practice is part of the I3 Ladywood Primary Care Network. The practice has weighted list size of 8,213 patients (April2023). Based on the above and a raw list size of 8694 the value of the contract will be approximately PS840,000 pa The Care Quality Commission have rated the practices as Good (December 2013). It is expected the practice will provide the following as part of the contract: * Essential Services * All Additional Services * All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England and Local Improvement Schemes commissioned by the ICB * Opening hours and service delivery from 8.00am -6.30pm Monday to Friday (except statutory bank and public holidays) * Participation in the Primary Care Network Enhanced Service * Extended opening hours in line with requirements of the Primary Care Network The Commissioners wish to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to help gain market views on the viability of procuring the delivery of these requirements at the Summerfield Group Practice. Commissioners are considering the length of future contracts as part of this exercise and are considering a term of 9 or 7+2 years. Commissioners are considering the funding of future contracts with equity to national GMS contracts central to considerations. For 2023/2024 the GMS price is PS102.29 per weighted patient. The Commissioner is holding a Market Place Event at14:00hr on the 25th July 2023 via MS Teams to inform potential bidders of the requirements of the Service. If you are interested in attending please contact chris.horrocks@nhs.net by 09:00hrs on Monday 25th July 2023. The Commissioner is also seeking the views of potential bidders on the approach to market and wishes to gain feedback via an on-line questionnaire. If you would like to contribute this is available please register and complete the questionnaire at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and Quote/tender C187702 - ref APMS Services for Summerfield Group Practice (Market Engagement) by Friday 21st July 2023. This is purely a market 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. The responses received during the market assessment exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f579df-e031-44d0-9c27-9a8d6ae70af3 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2023 at 11:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f579df-e031-44d0-9c27-9a8d6ae70af3
- 13 Jul 2023 at 11:15 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/105e9477-7b4e-4271-afbc-dd5cc9ef544e
- 4 Jul 2023 at 09:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d22d7bcb-8d41-43e9-800a-5da9a893e337

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8f579df-e031-44d0-9c27-9a8d6ae70af3
  13th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/105e9477-7b4e-4271-afbc-dd5cc9ef544e
  13th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d22d7bcb-8d41-43e9-800a-5da9a893e337
  4th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20963723-b03d-4519-8ce5-e9b4f7538b30.json.
