--- title: "Bedfont Surgery Caretaking" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-07-14" --- # Bedfont Surgery Caretaking Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8818872-6534-45e8-8b7b-e1d177955119.json) ## Summary The NHS Commissioning Board, operating as NHS England, is currently inviting tenders for the provision of Primary Care GP Services under a caretaking contract for Bedfont Surgery located in the London Borough of Hounslow. This opportunity falls within the health and social work services industry category and is being conducted through an open procurement process. The contract is slated to start on 1st September 2017 and will run for an initial seven months until 31st March 2018, with a potential extension of three months available. Tenders must be submitted by 24th July 2017 at 12:00 pm, and prospective bidders should ensure compliance with the tight mobilisation timeframe required for this contract. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the healthcare sector, including General Practice providers and medical management companies capable of delivering high-quality services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with the capability to integrate current clinical and non-clinical staff into their operations would be particularly well-suited to compete. The contract value is approximately £666,478.89, thereby creating potential for profitability while contributing to essential healthcare services in the community. ## Notice The NHS Commissioning Board, known as NHS England (the Contracting Authority) is seeking to identify a suitable provider of Primary Care GP Services to undertake a GP caretaking contract in London for Bedfont Surgery based in London Borough of Hounslow. 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, and 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. This will include providing clinical leadership to the practice team at the Practice and ensuring robust governance processes are in place. The successful Bidder will also be required to sign a lease or license of the premises with the current owner of the premises. The Contract will be for a period of 7 months - the initial contract period will be from 1st September 2017 to 31 March 2018. The initial period is followed by an optional extension of 3 months (to 30 June 2018) until a final commissioning decision is implemented. Prospective bidders are requested to note that, due to operational necessity, the start date for this contract is 1 September 2017. Therefore the mobilisation start date is within a short time period from announcement of award. Please only submit a response if you can achieve the very tight mobilisation period. The indicative annual contract value, based on a weighted patient list of 5585.84, is PS666,478.89 (Ex VAT) (PS388,779.35 for 7 month contract). This figure is inclusive of the APMS price, the caretaker management fee, QOF and DES payments (please see tender documentation for further details). Bidders should respond to this ITT opportunity by completing the online questionnaire published on the Contracting Authority's e-procurement portal (the "Portal") - ProContract (hosted by Proactis). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the Portal. Bidders are required to register on the Portal prior to accessing the ITT documentation. Guidance on the registration process is contained below (please refer to links embedded within this advertisement). The deadline for tenders to be received is 24 July 2017 at 12:00pm. A timetable for the procurement, and supplementary information relating to the opportunity is also available on the Portal. Instructions on how to register interest in this opportunity, access the ITT documentation, and submit a response are contained below. Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by the Contracting Authority. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0846ea8f-a8aa-4d74-8cc9-7256dc9dbf76 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jul 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £666,478 | | 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 | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7PD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 14 Jul 2017 at 11:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0846ea8f-a8aa-4d74-8cc9-7256dc9dbf76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0846ea8f-a8aa-4d74-8cc9-7256dc9dbf76 14th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1d4efc6-0f79-4f1f-826a-3f85122178a7 ProContract Help Page - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17cf433a-b621-4176-a044-a5cf09bc15ac ProContract_Supplier Registration Guidance - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=42b9a3e6-b167-e711-80e3-005056b64545 Expression of Interest Window ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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