NHS England is seeking to procure an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract for Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) from the following 3 sites:

— Galleries Health Centre, Washington Town Centre, Washington, NE38 7NQ;

— Barmston Medical Centre, Westerhope Road, Barmston, Washington, NE38 8JF;

— Pennywell Medical Centre, Pennywell Shopping Parade, Portsmouth Road, Pennywell, Sunderland, SR4 9AS.

It will be a requirement that the services are offered from the above premises.

The list size of the practice is approximately 13 526 patients (as at 1.10.2015) and the practice will have a boundary covering the whole of Sunderland.

The contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years.

The successful bidder will also be expected to deliver the Violent Patient Scheme Directed Enhanced Service via a specification from the following site: Pallion Health Centre, Hylton Road, Sunderland, SR4 7XF.

The contracting authorities must consider the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 as part of this procurement.

The basic principles of the open procurement route will be used for this procurement to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Part B regime of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as Amended). Regulation 120 of the Public Regulations 2015 provides for a temporary exemption for NHS Healthcare Procurements before 18.4.2016.

Registering an Interest — North of England Commissioning Support Service (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England (the contracting authority) in conjunction with Sunderland CCG and will run the procurement process.

To register your interest in this notice and obtain additional information please visit the In-Tend e-Tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs

Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the ‘Tenders’ tab, and then selecting ‘Current’, scroll down through the tender lists until you come to ‘Sunderland APMS — NHSE-04’. To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked ‘View Details’. From this area, you will be able to express your interest in this tender opportunity by selecting the button marked ‘Express Interest’.

Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.

If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked ‘Guidance for Suppliers’. Alternatively, a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk

The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 on 12.2.2016.