--- title: "NHSE884 Elswick APMS Call for Competition" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2022-12-21" --- # NHSE884 Elswick APMS Call for Competition Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f271756-6f03-4daa-b5e9-b13e17e70a5a.json) ## Summary The North Of England Commissioning Support is inviting providers interested in delivering an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) for Elswick Family Practice in Newcastle Upon Tyne. The contract, worth £7.1 million, has a term of 7 years starting on 1st July 2022. Interested organisations must register by 16th January 2023 to participate in the competitive process. The procurement method is a selective procedure with a tender deadline of 7th February 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs in the health and social work services sector to bid for a long-term healthcare service provision contract. Businesses in the North East region of the United Kingdom are well-suited to compete for this opportunity, leveraging their expertise and capabilities in delivering medical services. The contracting authority, North Of England Commissioning Support, emphasises the importance of registering interest by the specified deadline to ensure eligibility to tender. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of North East and North Cumbria ICB (The Contracting Authority) to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered from Elswick Health Centre, Meldon Street, Elswick, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 6SH to cover the patients of Elswick Family Practice with a weighted patient list size of 7,890.51 (April 2022) , and a patient list size of 7,433 (as at Oct 2022). The Global sum per patient is PS94.97 (net of out of hours payments) and the contract will also be eligible to received income for QOF, DES, CCG Commissioned Enhanced Services, Vaccinations and Immunisations, PCN DES and premise reimbursements. There is also a possibility that the contracting authority will be able to provide a set amount of funds to support mobilisation as part of the contract. The term for the contract will be for 7 years with effect from 1st July 2022 , with the option to extend for a further 2 year period subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. This is a Call for Competition as per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 as such organisation will need to register an interest in bidding for this opportunity in order to be invited to submit a bid. The ICB is inviting any provider interested in delivering these services to express their interest. Providers expressing an interest must do so by 1700hrs on the 16 January 2023 to be considered, no late applications will be accepted. All providers who have expressed an interest will then be invited to a competitive process under Regulation 74 of the Public Contract Regulations (Light Touch Regime) mirroring a restricted procedure. The tender documents will be made available to those providers which has registered an interest on the 17 January 2023 with a deadline of 12:00 07 February 2023 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 your submission, will be conducted via the In-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu. Organisations will need to register an interest against project NHSE884 Elswick APMS in order to be invited to tender for this opportunity, any organisations that have not registered an interest by the 16 January 2023 will not be invited to tender and will NOT be able to submit a bid. 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. Any queries, or 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfe77dde-e041-492a-bc6c-ce021ccef192 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | 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 - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 Dec 2022 at 09:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfe77dde-e041-492a-bc6c-ce021ccef192 - 21 Dec 2022 at 09:13 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfe77dde-e041-492a-bc6c-ce021ccef192 - 12 Dec 2022 at 11:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfe77dde-e041-492a-bc6c-ce021ccef192 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfe77dde-e041-492a-bc6c-ce021ccef192 21st December 2022 - Opportunity 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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