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title: "Cheshire West APMS, Homeless and SAS ITT"
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# Cheshire West APMS, Homeless and SAS ITT

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-25bbb319-1957-4628-b7c3-236ae30b2870

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by the North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board centres around commissioning APMS contracts for various medical services in Cheshire West, specifically Old Hall Surgery, Westminster Surgery, Special Allocation Service, Willaston Surgery, and St Werburgh Homeless Practice and Special Allocation Service. The Open Procedure is used to solicit bids for health and social work services (CPV: 85000000) in the North West region of the United Kingdom. The key dates include a tender documentation release on 2 February 2024, a submission deadline of 4 March 2024, and an initial contract duration from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend for an additional 4 years, making the total contract period possibly until 2033. The total contract value is £14,593,107, with NECS managing communication and submissions via the Atamis electronic tendering portal.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs that can deliver high-quality clinical services aligned with the economic, social, and environmental well-being objectives stipulated under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. Businesses with capabilities in providing integrated care in community health settings will be well-suited to compete. The Open Procedure ensures a transparent evaluation of capacity, capability, and technical competence, providing an equal opportunity for qualified businesses to engage and deliver comprehensive medical services across multiple sites in Cheshire and Merseyside.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (NHS CM ICB) (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission APMS contracts for Old Hall Surgery, Westminster Surgery and Special Allocation Service, Willaston Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Service and St Werburgh Homeless Practice and Special Allocation Service. The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 October 2024, with an option to extend for a further 4 years subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 04 March 2024 NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 02 February 2024 Legal, economic, financial, and technical information Conditions for participation Objective rules and criteria for participation Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts). Additional information: Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) [may/does not] apply to this contract. However, Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Secondly, the 'contract price' for each lot has been taken from historical reference data for current spend across the APMS sites. The actual annual price of the contract will be dependent on the activity of the successful supplier and the prices provided can only be used for reference.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/366b80e6-33f6-49dd-af4e-69b69b23b652 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | 15 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,853,108 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,446,215 |
| 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; ISSA MEDICAL GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2024 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/366b80e6-33f6-49dd-af4e-69b69b23b652
- 4 Sep 2023 at 07:37 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f025778-cb74-4223-b4ca-692f0bb9ca7d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/366b80e6-33f6-49dd-af4e-69b69b23b652
  22nd August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f025778-cb74-4223-b4ca-692f0bb9ca7d
  4th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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