--- title: "NHSE676 - Windermere and Bowness APMS - Bidder Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2021-04-08" --- # NHSE676 - Windermere and Bowness APMS - Bidder Event Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64c6c497-efd7-4074-95ab-50ec2e62cb3a.json) ## Summary The North Of England Commissioning Support is initiating a procurement process titled "NHSE676 - Windermere and Bowness APMS - Bidder Event" within the health and social work services category, located in the North West of England. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with a virtual bidder event scheduled for 20 April 2021, from 10:00 to 11:30. Interested participants must register for the event by 12:00 noon on 16 April 2021, with registration to be completed via the In-Tend portal. Tender documentation will be made available starting 21 April 2021. This procurement opportunity can foster significant business growth for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) in the healthcare sector. Those businesses capable of providing alternative provider medical services (APMS) would find this tender particularly suitable. Engaging in this process will allow them to showcase their capabilities while potentially entering into a contract with NHS England and NHS Improvement North West for the delivery of medical services from the Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (The Contract Authority) and NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner); who has full delegated authority to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered from Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice. The commissioner wishes to invite all interested providers to attend a virtual bidder event to be held prior to the procurement process, which will include information regarding the service and the medical practice and an overview of the procurement process and associated documentation, including information to support submission of bids. This event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 20 April 2021, between 10am and 11.30am. If you are interested, please register your attendance via the In-Tend portal, providing your organisation name as well as names and email addresses of all attendees. Deadline for registering attendance is 12 noon on Friday 16 April 2021 and Microsoft Teams invites will be issued on or before Monday 19 April 2021. All communications in relation to this event will be conducted via the In-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu 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 providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the In-tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 21 April 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1c2967-9bf2-4971-84a3-517edab28cd9 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | 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 | 8 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Apr 2021 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 6BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 8 Apr 2021 at 16:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1c2967-9bf2-4971-84a3-517edab28cd9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1c2967-9bf2-4971-84a3-517edab28cd9 8th April 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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