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title: "Primary Care Extended Access for Luton"
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buyer: "ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD"
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# Primary Care Extended Access for Luton

Buyer: ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd38360f-86e1-4a00-ac55-50c653f6017d

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## Summary

The NHS Luton Clinical Commissioning Group has initiated a tender titled "Primary Care Extended Access for Luton," which falls under the health services industry in the East of England. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with an estimated contract value of £1,700,000. The contract period is set to commence on 1st September 2018 and will run until 31st March 2020. The procurement method employed is an open procedure above the threshold, and the tender period ended on 1st June 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses focused on health service provision, particularly those operating within the primary care sector. Companies that specialise in providing general practice services, including extending access hours and enhancing service delivery through digital approaches, would be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. Given the emphasis on collaboration with GP practices, larger healthcare organisations and SMEs alike could find significant growth prospects through participation in this initiative aimed at improving patient access to healthcare services in Luton.

## Notice

NHS Luton Clinical Commissioning Group is expected to implement all 7 core areas of GPFV access, these 7 core requirements are as follows. * Timing of appointments: Commission weekday provision of access to pre-bookable and same day appointments to general practice services in evenings (after 6:30pm) - to provide an additional 1.5 hours a day; Commission weekend provision of access to pre-bookable and same day appointments on both Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays to meet local population needs; Provide robust evidence, based on utilisation rates, for the proposed disposition of services throughout the week; Appointments can be provided on a hub basis with practices working at scale. * Capacity: Commission a minimum additional 30 minutes consultation capacity per 1000 population, rising to 45 minutes per 1000 population. * Measurement: Ensure usage of a nationally commissioned new tool to automatically measure appointment activity by all participating practices, both in-hours and in extended hours. * Advertising and ease of access: Ensure services are advertised to patients, including notification on practice websites, notices in local urgent care services and publicity that into the community, so that it is clear to patients how they can access these appointments and associated service; All practice receptionists able to direct patients to the service and offer appointments to extended hours service on the same basis as appointments to non-extended hours services Patients should be offered a choice of evening or weekend appointments on an equal footing to core hours appointments. * Digital: Use of digital approaches to support new models of care in general practice. * Inequalities: Issues of inequalities in patients' experience of accessing general practice identified by local evidence and actions to resolve in place. * Effective access to the wider whole system services: Effective connection to other system services enabling patients to receive the right care the right professional including access from and to other primary care and general practice services such as urgent care. Leadership and Governance: Ensure leadership and governance arrangements/requirements are in place. The CCG has carried out a thorough due diligence process and has identified that the 27 GP member practices within Luton are best placed/most capable to provide these services. Additional information: A PIN as a Call to Competition procedure was followed as 'Most Capable' providers had been identified following a robust due diligence process. Following the PIN as a Call to Competition (OJEU Ref: 2018/S 086-193378) no further expressions of interest have been received from the Market. A voluntary minimum 10 day standstill period has been followed prior to entering into contracts with those providers designated/identified within the notice as being the 'Most Capable' pursuant to Regulation 99(3)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. There is an option to extend the contract for a further 24 months. Castle Medical Group will act as Lead Practice for all 27 GP practices operating within the service boundaries of NHS Luton CCG as detailed within the advertised PIN - as a Call to Competition notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aba4ca22-9ca2-4bb1-9df1-0d5061f11412 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jun 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,700,000 |
| 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 | ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1V 7HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 4 Jul 2018 at 08:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aba4ca22-9ca2-4bb1-9df1-0d5061f11412

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aba4ca22-9ca2-4bb1-9df1-0d5061f11412
  4th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b98897da-f3c7-402b-89c3-7bc801de8dec
  Draft Service Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/795b1b76-aaf8-44f0-8dea-320305072e01
  Extended Access Supplier Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e2b66678-1f30-444b-95ec-a53f935a31d5
  Leadership and Governance Requirements
- https://attain.force.com/s
  Atamis eProcurement Portal

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.ATTAIN.CO.UK

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