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title: "NHS Rotherham CCG: GP Access Extended Hours"
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# NHS Rotherham CCG: GP Access Extended Hours

Buyer: NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7555598-b66b-4bbb-a98d-25ea3258df90

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## Summary

The NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service is seeking proposals for the "GP Access Extended Hours" project, aimed at enhancing primary care access for the population of Rotherham, situated in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on general-practitioner services. The open tender process commenced with documentation published on 29th October 2018, and it is scheduled to close on 30th November 2018. The contract is set to begin on 1st April 2019, running for an initial three-year term with the option for a two-year extension.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to contribute to the vital healthcare landscape by providing extended access services. Competitors may include healthcare providers with experience in operating outside traditional hours, offering urgent and routine care, and those capable of delivering flexible services aligned with patient demand. This initiative is designed to allow healthcare providers to leverage their expertise while expanding their operational footprint within the public health sector.

## Notice

The GP Forward View sets out an obligation to improve access to primary care services for the whole population. When applied to Rotherham the requirement is to deliver a minimum of 132 hours per week (Monday to Sunday), 365 days of the year. The Extended Access service will provide additional routine and urgent capacity for the Rotherham population. This will be outside of core hours after 6.30pm (Monday to Friday) and on Saturdays and Sundays, providing sessions during the evenings and weekends over 52 weeks of the year and including bank holidays. The Contractor is required to provide an analysis of days when there is greatest activity and map the extended access to these times of demand. The aim of this is to enable patients to receive a service outside of normal practice working hours along with supporting high activity on Mondays and also to deflect form the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. The key objective is to ensure improved access (providing increased flexibility for patients to receive routine care outside of the normal working week. The contract is for an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for a maximum of a further two years. Full details can be found in the service specification, available as part of the Invitation to Tender pack. To access the procurement documentation, please go to www.nhssourcing.co.uk If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on "Register Here". Once you have logged into the website, click on the link "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" in the Supplier Area box. This tender will be listed here. Click on the ITT Title, and then on the green button "Express Interest". By doing this, you will have invited yourself to participate in the ITT. This enables you to download any Buyer Attachments, send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, and respond to the ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a23609f3-fc7d-4e42-a3a4-d71086a08bab |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,821,186 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S9 4EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Darnall |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield South East |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONNECT HEALTHCARE ROTHERHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2019 at 14:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a23609f3-fc7d-4e42-a3a4-d71086a08bab
- 29 Oct 2018 at 16:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55fdb3e7-6cbf-448a-b676-cacb121e3ad9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a23609f3-fc7d-4e42-a3a4-d71086a08bab
  29th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55fdb3e7-6cbf-448a-b676-cacb121e3ad9
  29th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
  Bravo e-Tendering portal

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