--- title: "NHSE536 - RFI - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2021-06-17" --- # NHSE536 - RFI - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8421602a-e61c-4d79-b4e9-23d09500c168.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support is currently facilitating a Request for Information (RFI) process titled "NHSE536 - RFI - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre". This initiative falls within the healthcare industry, specifically focused on general-practitioner services. The process is in the planning stage with a key milestone of engagement ending on 8 July 2021. Interested parties can access the RFI documentation starting from noon on 18 June 2021, with submissions due by noon on the engagement end date. The relevant services are expected to be delivered in the North East region of England. This RFI offers significant opportunities for businesses engaged in the provision of medical services, particularly those that are small to medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). By participating in this process, these organisations can demonstrate their capacity to meet the needs of the NHS and establish themselves as potential partners for forthcoming tenders as the commissioning landscape evolves with the anticipated shift to Integrated Care Systems. Businesses with a strong background in healthcare service delivery or those looking to expand into public health contracts would be particularly well-suited to compete. ## Notice NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) and NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East and Yorkshire is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE536 Request for Information - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. Potential providers should also note that the Commissioner will be applying the new Social Value Model for any future procurement and that current proposed legislation may mean that the current responsibilities of CCGs will transfer into Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). ICSs are now expected to become statutory bodies by April 2022, and therefore the ultimate Commissioner for this contract may change. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 18 June 2021 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 July 2021. Additional information: The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE536 Request for Information - Alternative Provider Medical Service - IntraHealth Wingate Medical Centre. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 18 June 2021 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12.00 noon on 08 July 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f01b3e-0950-4142-a2e2-b03439e62560 | | 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 | 17 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jul 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 | COUNTY DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 3YG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Durham South | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121100 - General-practitioner services ## Release History - 17 Jun 2021 at 13:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f01b3e-0950-4142-a2e2-b03439e62560 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f01b3e-0950-4142-a2e2-b03439e62560 17th June 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu RFI Response Document and Supporting information ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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