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title: "The Provision of a Primary Care Locality Service on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group"
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# The Provision of a Primary Care Locality Service on behalf of NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af6b6815-9608-4182-a8fc-d99432ba2447

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS) is procuring a provider for the "Provision of a Primary Care Locality Service" on behalf of the NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group. This tender falls under the health and social work services category and is located in Bolton, North West England. The procurement is currently at the Qualification Stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 5pm on 8th December 2017. The contract will span five years, beginning on 1st August 2018, with an estimated value between £4,000,000 to £4,500,000 per annum.

This opportunity is poised to benefit healthcare providers looking to expand their services within the primary care sector. Companies that specialise in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in delivering urgent care and working collaboratively within health systems, will find this tender particularly relevant. Interested businesses should prepare to demonstrate their capabilities in service deliverability, quality, and organisational sustainability in their Qualification Questionnaire responses.

## Notice

NHS SBS are acting on behalf of the NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group ('the CCG') to obtain a Provider to deliver a clinically safe and competent Primary care Locality Service accessible to the local population across Bolton with emphasis upon local population health, access to unplanned urgent care, working in partnership with the wider urgent care system across primary, community, ambulance, secondary health and social care. The Contracting Authority seeks responses from interested Providers who wish to deliver the Service as set out in the draft Service Specification. Interested Providers must complete and submit a Qualification Questionnaire (QQ). Providers are asked to indicate their proposed bidding model within their QQ response. Where Bidder Members are involved in the proposed model they should also complete required sections of the Qualification Questionnaire. Full details of this can be found in the Bidder Instruction Document. All documents are available electronically via EU Supply - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. See QQ Bidder Instruction Document for an overview of the procurement process. The QQ includes Grounds for Exclusion, Economic and Financial Standing and Technical and Professional Ability including: - Contract Specific Technical Questions: A series of scored questions under the criteria of: (1) Deliverability; (2) Quality; (3) Integration and Transformation; and (4) Organisational Sustainability. Some questions ask Bidders to refer to previous experience. Other questions ask Bidders to explain their understanding of local requirements for the Primary Care Locality Service and in some instances their proposed approach to delivery of the Service. This flexibility of approach is utilised as permitted under the 'light touch regime'. - Standard Technical Questions: A series of Pass/Fail questions dealing with aspects relevant to service provision, for example, CQC Registration, Insurances, Regulatory etc. This will be a Qualification Stage followed by an Award Stage. The Award Stage will involve invitation of proposals which will be evaluated against award criteria and is also likely to include strategic dialogue. Further information will be provided in due course. The contract will be awarded without further advertisement of this opportunity and there will be no further opportunity to express interest. The indicative affordability threshold (including any potential extensions) is a range of PS4,000,000 to PS4,500,000 per annum including CQUIN and the Contract will be for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The QQ documentation should be completed and submitted by 5pm on 8th December 2017.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c66ad644-44ab-4854-84f9-687086b0bd18 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Nov 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Dec 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,500,000 |
| 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 | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS) |
| Locality | BOLTON |
| Post town | Bolton |
| Postcode | BL1 1PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Electoral ward | Queens Park & Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bolton South and Walkden |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 5 Nov 2017 at 14:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c66ad644-44ab-4854-84f9-687086b0bd18

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c66ad644-44ab-4854-84f9-687086b0bd18
  5th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com

## Provenance

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