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title: "Heston & Great West GP Caretaking"
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# Heston & Great West GP Caretaking

Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9dc014c6-ad27-4f70-bca1-ad048a069d92

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## Summary

The NHS Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group, represented by the N E L Commissioning Support Unit, is seeking proposals for the "Heston & Great West GP Caretaking" contract, which encompasses the provision of general medical services across two locations in Heston and Hounslow, London. This tender is currently in the Award stage and the contract has been awarded to Hounslow Medical Centre. The contract will be valid from 1st May 2019 to 31st March 2020, with a total contract value of approximately £876,243. The deadline for bid submissions was 3rd April 2019, and the contract requires immediate mobilisation post-award.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for healthcare organisations, particularly those with existing capabilities in general medical services and experience in managing GP practices, to secure a contract that aims to enhance patient care in the local area. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to consider this opportunity, especially those able to mobilise quickly and deliver high-quality services to address the needs of registered patients at the Heston Health Centre and the Great West Surgery.

## Notice

NHS Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to engage a practice or organisation to "care take" The Heston and Great West Contract located over two sites at Heston Practice at Heston Health Centre, Cranford Lane, Heston, Middlesex, TW5 9ER and The Great West Surgery at Meadows Centre for Health, Chinchilla Drive, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 7NR (the "Practice"). The successful Bidder will be required to provide general medical services at the address of the Practice referred to above, using the current clinical staff and non-clinical staff, where employed, to ensure some continuity of service provision for patients. The successful Bidder will also be required to ensure that the Practice is managed and run to meet the needs of the registered patients, ensuring that high quality general medical services are provided in a consistent and accessible way. In addition to the services it is a requirement that the NHSE Special Allocation Scheme be provided in addition to this contract on behalf of Hounslow CCG. The specification for the Special Allocation Scheme is available as part of the ITT pack. The practice had comprehensive inspections carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) 6 December 2018. The contractor received an overall rating of 'Inadequate' for the quality of care and placed in Special Measures. The report can be accessed via this link https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-4829977258 The Contract will be for a period of 11 months. The caretaking contract will take effect from Wednesday 1st May 2019 until 31st March 2020 (unless terminated earlier or extended by Hounslow CCG). Prospective bidders are requested to note that, due to operational necessity, the start date for this contract is 1st May 2019, therefore the mobilisation start date is two weeks from contract award. Please only submit a response if you can achieve the very tight mobilisation period. The indicative 11 months contract value, based on a weighted patient list of 8365.29 (as at 1 April 2018), is PS876,243.21 (ex VAT). This value does not include payment for enhanced services such as Extended Hours and Local Enhanced Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a7d5273-afe1-4620-92a0-4c21c21fb11e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £876,243 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £876,000 |
| 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 | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2A 2DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Hackney |
| Electoral ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
| Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOUNSLOW MEDICAL CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2019 at 09:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a7d5273-afe1-4620-92a0-4c21c21fb11e
- 26 Mar 2019 at 19:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ace244d1-9e87-4bac-9a65-b5b30e606660

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a7d5273-afe1-4620-92a0-4c21c21fb11e
  16th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ace244d1-9e87-4bac-9a65-b5b30e606660
  26th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=25efd216-ff4f-e911-80f3-005056b64545&p=ad706dc1-5684-e511-80f3-000c29c9ba21
  Link to ProContract Documents

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-4829977258

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