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title: "Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Caradoc Surgery, Frinton on Sea, Essex - Market Engagement"
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# Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Caradoc Surgery, Frinton on Sea, Essex - Market Engagement

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-61bf31de-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage for the procurement titled "Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Caradoc Surgery, Frinton on Sea, Essex." This market engagement exercise aims to gather information from potential providers, with a key milestone being the engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018. The anticipated start date for the service contract is 1st November 2015. Interested parties can find further details and documents related to this exercise through the provided market engagement notice.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those providing primary medical services, to participate in future procurement volumes. Companies specialising in GP and nurse services, as well as those focused on health promotion and community health initiatives, would be particularly well-suited for this opportunity. The engagement exercise intends to assess whether potential providers can meet high standards of quality and responsiveness to local population needs, thus encouraging businesses committed to delivering enhanced healthcare services to take part.

## Notice

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (East) are carrying out a market engagement exercise for the forthcoming procurement exercise; Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Caradoc Surgery, Frinton on Sea, Essex. This Primary Medical Care Service contract has an anticipated start date of 1st November 2015. The Service Specification will be fully developed following patient engagement and the successful provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the local population. The Provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required. The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and the provider will be expected to deliver: a) High quality Primary Medical Services responsive to the needs of the local population. b) Promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health. c) Essential services. d) All additional services. e) All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local council. f) Increased access. Further information is detailed within the Appendix A available under the 'Documents' section below. Please note this is purely a market assessment exercise to gather facts on potential providers. The 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 analysis exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process. As part of this market engagement exercise a short questionnaire where possible is requested to be completed by the 25th May 2015. A bidder engagement event will be held in Essex on 9th June 2015 for those providers who wish to contribute further to this market review. This market engagement exercise is being run through the GEM Bravo e-tendering portal gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. To take part: i) Register on the portal at https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). ii) Express interest by a) logging-in to the GEMCSU e-Tendering portal b) selecting response to advert and PQQ (ref: pqq_124), c) select Open Access PQQ, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details e) click on Express Interest link iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire. Please note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73c03d40-5887-4294-b7ee-494c40c4ad56 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| 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 | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2018 at 10:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73c03d40-5887-4294-b7ee-494c40c4ad56
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db27986c-4402-4640-b88b-438cd90e190a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73c03d40-5887-4294-b7ee-494c40c4ad56
  8th January 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db27986c-4402-4640-b88b-438cd90e190a
  12th May 2015 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/66e95e59-507f-4308-8acb-4820b1719b3f
  Caradoc Surgery Background
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b89cde10-8e24-42a3-b119-c2f59bcc48ea
  Caradoc Surgery Background

## Notice URLs

- https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk

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