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title: "Primary Care Out of Hours on behalf of Derby & Derbyshire ICB"
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# Primary Care Out of Hours on behalf of Derby & Derbyshire ICB

Buyer: NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c72b

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## Summary

The NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is seeking providers for a Primary Care Out of Hours Service, with a total value of £66 million. This service, due to start on April 1, 2024, involves face-to-face patient assessment and treatment across multiple locations. Interested parties must express their interest by June 13, 2023. The procurement process is under the Light Touch Regime and allows for the possibility of an award without further competition.

This tender provides an opportunity for healthcare service providers to deliver primary care services outside regular GP hours in Derby & Derbyshire. Businesses capable of meeting national and local service specifications, scoring pass marks in a series of questions, and demonstrating compliance will be eligible. The procurement method is selective, with quality given a 70% weighting in the award criteria. Interested parties can access full documentation and submit their expressions of interest electronically or in writing.

## Notice

**PIN as a Call for Competition**
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of the Commissioner(s), NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) wish to commission a Primary Care Out of Hours Service and invite interested providers to submit their expression of interest for this service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

**PIN as a Call for Competition**

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of the Commissioner(s), NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) wish to commission a Primary Care Out of Hours Service and invite interested providers to submit their expression of interest for this service. 

NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB commission the Primary Care GP Out of Hours Service which is due to end on the 31 March 2024. The service is for patients requiring appropriate primary care when their GP Practice is closed. It operates across a wide range of sites throughout the county and city offering face to face assessment and treatment of patients either in a residential setting or at an OOH Primary Care Centre (PCC) and clinician advice to patients over the phone and via Video Consultation.

We are re-commissioning this service to start from 01st April 2024 and are subsequently looking for providers who are interested in delivering this service. Any Primary Care GP OOH provider will be expected to adhere to the national IUC Service Specification in addition to any local requirements detailed within the specification that accompanies this PIN.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This notice is a Prior Information Notice as a Call for Competition under the permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 48. In accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest inwriting by following the instructions below. Only providers who express an interest to this Prior Information Notice will be invited to a secondary ITT phase.

Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. The scoring criteria for each question is stipulated within the question. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expressions of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition. 

The activity is 250,000 patients per annum. The annual value of this procurement is estimated to be PS6.5 million - PS13.2 million per annum (see Document 1 Process Overview for details). This is based on historical activity and is not guaranteed. The Contract will be awarded for 3 years, commencing on the 01st April 2024, with the potential to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the ICB. 

The deadline for expressions of interest is 1700hrs on the 13th June 2023. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted. 

Full details of the service can be found in the accompanying documentation within the attachments area of the project on Atamis. To access the documentation please visit Atamis on the link below and access project C167953 - Primary Care Out of Hours Service for Derby and Derbyshire ICB [https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome].

Options: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the Commissioner.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013121-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £66,000,000 |
| Lots value | £66,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 9 May 2023 at 12:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013121-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
- https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

## Provenance

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