North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England, Yorkshire and The Humber Area Team who wishes to tender for an Alternative Provider of Medical Services Contract for Lundwood and Highgate GP Surgeries in the Barnsley area.
The aim of the service is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to registered patients from a premises located at Lundwood and Highgate Medical Practices.
The basic principles of the open procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of Tenderers in accordance with Part B regime of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as Amended). Regulation 120 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provides for a temporary exemption for NHS healthcare procurements before 18.4.2016.
Potential bidders are to note:
It is anticipated that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply for this contract. Potential Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
‘Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012', the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well being of the area where it exercises its functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account, 'The Priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well being’.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your tender submission, will be conducted via the portal: https://In-tendhost.co.uk/necs hosted by (In-Tend), the managed service provider for the NECS electronic tendering system.
Express Interest:
To express an interest in tendering for this service, (and if you have not already done so), please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at: 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 ‘Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) — Lundwood and Highgate GP Surgeries’.
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, (should potential providers have any queries) a dedicated help desk 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 8.10.2015.