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title: "Provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contracts under six Lots across Thurrock and Southend"
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# Provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contracts under six Lots across Thurrock and Southend

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-97d56750-0efe-4c0c-8e66-732ade28cc5a

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## Summary

The National Health Service (NHS) Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded contracts to Spirit Healthcare Ltd for the provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contracts under six Lots across Thurrock and Southend. The contracts cover services at various health centres and surgeries starting from April 2023, with Lot 5 commencing in July 2023. The total contract value across all lots is £91,153,559. The Authority utilised the Light Touch Regime for this one-stage procurement to support innovation and service continuity for a 15-year term.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for healthcare providers interested in delivering primary medical services in the Thurrock and Southend areas. The procurement offers long-term contracts with flexible bidding options under the APMS framework. Small and medium-sized businesses capable of scaling up delivery and innovation in primary care are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The procurement method used is an open procedure, providing a fair opportunity for different types of businesses to participate in the process.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award for the provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contracts under six Lots across Thurrock and Southend. The Contracting Authority (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") for this procurement is: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded contracts for Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to Spirit Healthcare Ltd, to deliver Primary Medical Services across all six Lots, via Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contracts. The services will continue to be provided at the existing sites and the Authority wish to ensure that there is no interruption to patients' continuity of care and access requirements. The Authority has undertaken a single one-stage procurement under the Light Touch Regime for all six contracts, with each acting as a separate and individual 'lot' and subsequent contract, to enable the mobilisation of the new provider from 1 April 2023 for Lots 1, 2 3, 4 and 6 and from 1st July 2023 for Lot 5. - Lot 1 - Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2038 - Lot 2 - F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2038 - Lot 3 - Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2038 - Lot 4 - F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2038 - Lot 5 - Y00033 - Purfleet Care Centre - commencing 1st July 2023 until 30th June 2038 - Lot 6 - F81684 - North Shoebury Surgery - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2038 The Authority procured all six lots as APMS contracts due to the time limited nature of them and flexibilities that they permit in terms of bidding audience e.g. whole of the market and the ability to agree the reporting schedules enabling KPIs that support delivery of the Long-term Plan and facilitates and enables the development of "at scale" provision through the PCN model of delivery. In line with the strategic aims for Mid & South Essex ICB, the system is committed to deliver primary care on a standard contract term to allow for delivery at scale and innovation by offering longer term arrangements. Each contract is awarded for a period of 15 years to give greater certainty to the provider to improve value for money, ability to recruit, willingness to invest time and resources. The aggregate value of the contract across all 6 Lots including maximum Allowable Mobilisation Budget) as advertised in Find a Tender Service is PS91,153,559 (PS91,003,559 minus the maximum Allowable Mobilisation Budget). The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) for spend above PS663,540. The Services fall within Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (the "Light Touch" Regime). Additional information: The Authority may wish to expand the Services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modification(s)"). To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation(s) to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020), in the following potential circumstances and or situations where necessary; 1. Appropriate alignment of the Service / Contract as a result of changes stipulated either nationally by NHSE&I or required locally by the Authority or it's partners in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (MSE ICS), either to expand the service provision to include complementary Services, or to align the service to changes in need from the eligible service user population. 2. As a result of unanticipated changes in demand including drivers behind for the Service over the term, to support the successful Bidder to evolve the service slowly and sustainability to ensure successful implementation, and to ensure service safety and positive service user experience is maintained. 3. Where additional funding becomes available to the Authority for delivery of service requirements that are similar and or complementary to the Service already included in the Lot Specifications, at any given time, and do not modify the overall nature of the contract. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority or its partners across the MSE ICS, where the business case provides objective evidence that contract variation is the most appropriate course of action, taking account of one or more of the following considerations; service safety, financial and economic impact, innovation, patient and public acceptability, impact on health inequalities, strategic alignment with National/Regional/Local strategic priorities, ability to improve multiple pathways, positive contribution to improved supply / improving service responsiveness, patient experience and health economy impact.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eb3f326-46c3-48f8-bc24-dee560942d31 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2038 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £91,153,559 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £91,153,559 |
| 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 | ATTAIN |
| Locality | BASILDON, ESSEX |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPIRIT HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2023 at 14:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eb3f326-46c3-48f8-bc24-dee560942d31
- 6 Oct 2022 at 15:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30cad90c-1138-4867-953f-9636be03e5ce
- 7 Sep 2022 at 15:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cdf94f5-607b-4bac-956f-d8511f266354

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0eb3f326-46c3-48f8-bc24-dee560942d31
  18th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30cad90c-1138-4867-953f-9636be03e5ce
  6th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cdf94f5-607b-4bac-956f-d8511f266354
  7th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
  Please register on the eProcurement Portal via the link to access the procurement documents using the 'Current Opportunities' page.
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/54c71faf-2f12-450f-8629-20ae6b3e7fb1
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.midandsouthessex.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/

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