NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group proposes to commission a GP Out of Hour Service for the population of Sunderland. The aims of the service are to provide a clinically safe and competent GP OOH service accessible to the local population across Sunderland. The service will provide access to unplanned urgent care, working in partnership with the wider urgent care system across primary, community, secondary health and social care. The service will be a visible and integral part of the Sunderland Recovery at Home Service.

The contracting authority will develop the service model to incorporate the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, specifically:

— How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the relevant area. (Area is the geographic area for which the procurement is taking place);

— How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement.

A bidder event and premises visit will be held on Wednesday 18.3.2015 at 10:00 at the Leechmere Centre in Sunderland. Bidders will be provided with an overview of the aims and objectives of the new service, an overview of the tender documentation and procurement process followed by a visit to the premises which will be used to deliver services. Further information regarding registration for this event can be located within Document 1 of the tender documentation.

Accessing Tender Documentation.

Tender documentation will be available from Wednesday 4.3.2015 via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with organisations. Accordingly, all communications and submissions will be conducted via the In-Tend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. A dedicated help-desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on +44 844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00) / support@in-tend.co.uk

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