North and East London Commissioning Support Unit: APMS GP Contract Opportunities in London - RTL029P

UK-London: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      North and East London Commissioning Support Unit
      Clifton House, 75 Worship Street, London, EC2A 2DU, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2038661292, Email: natalie.polyblank@nelcsu.nhs.uk
      Attn: Natalie Polyblank

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: APMS GP Contract Opportunities in London - RTL029P
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKI - LONDON         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Health and social work services. Health services. NHS England London Region invites Expressions of Interest and completed PQQ applications from all suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers able to deliver Primary Medical Services under an Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contract. 16 APMS contracts are offered in different parts of London, forming the 4th tranche (T4) of London’s APMS procurement programme. Potential providers are invited to express an interest in one or more of these opportunities. The outline details of the current procurements are as follows: • NHS England (London Regional Teams) Commissioning Approach. • A standard APMS Contract has been developed by NHS England’s London Regional Teams • The proposed contract term shall be 5 years with an option to extend for up to 5 further years • A standard pricing regime will be used for all new proposed APMS contracts. • A common service specification that builds on the most up to date GMS requirements will be used • The contract will incorporate a suite of KPIs and standard performance monitoring arrangements. NHS England London Regional is operating an e-Procurement process via the link provided below. Interested Applicants wishing to participate in this procurement activity must express an interest by registering their details and completing the PQQ available from the portal website at: https://procontract.due-north.com/register. If you are not already registered on the portal you will need to register. Guidance on how to register is attached. Once you have completed this you will need to look for "Current Opportunities". Within this area there will be a project called " APMS GP contract opportunities in London". Click the link for the opportunity and in the right hand box on the screen titled: Expression of Interest Window, please log-in and register your interest in this opportunity. Please follow the instructions to express an interest. You should then receive two emails; 1: advising that you have successfully registered your interest, 2: advising you that the documents are now available to download. You will then need to log back into to the portal to access and download the documentation. Please note that by expressing an interest you are NOT committing yourself to submit a bid. The closing date for submission of PQQ is: 12.00pm (NOON) on 8th December 2015. Submissions received after the above date and time may not be accepted. NHS England London Region reserves the right to amend any of the details stated he
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85000000 - Health and social work services.
         
         85100000 - Health services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: Boundary Court Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Boundary Court Surgery. Services are currently provided from Boundary Court, Snell's Park, London N18 2TB under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract, following the retirement of the single-handed GP in September 2014. These premises will not be used for delivery of services following the expiry of the current contract. The contract falls within the Enfield CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: The Wembley Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with The Wembley Practice. Services are currently provided from the Westmore Unit, Wembley Centre for Health & Care, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4UZ. The practice has been managed by a co-operative CIC since 2013 under the terms of an APMS contract which is due to expire. The contract falls within the Brent CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 3
      Title: The Burnley Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with The Burnley Practice, Willesden Centre for Health, 1st Floor, Robson Avenue, London, NW10 3RY. The practice has been managed under an APMS contract since 2011 and is about to reach its natural expiry. It is located in the London Borough of Brent and is part of the Brent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 4
      Title: Canberra Old Oak Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services under a single APMS contract for the combined patient lists currently registered with The Practice Canberra and The Old Oak Surgery. The Practice Canberra services are currently provided from Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Cranston Court, 56 Bloemfontein Road, London, W12 7FG under the terms of an APMS contract which is due to expire. The Old Oak Surgery services are currently provided from 41 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8LH under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract, following the termination of the previous GMS contract due to patient safety concerns in March 2015. Both contracts fall within the Hammersmith & Fulham CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 5
      Title: Chalfont Road Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Chalfont Road Surgery, 2 Chalfont Road, Edmonton, London N9 9LW. Services have been provided by a neighbouring practice under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract since August 2015, following the dissolution of the previous GMS Partnership. The contract falls within the Enfield CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 6
      Title: The Chestnuts Park Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with The Chestnuts Park Surgery. Services are currently provided from The Chestnuts Park Surgery, Laurels Healthy Living Centre, 256 St Ann's Road, Tottenham, London, N15 5AZ under the terms of an APMS contract which is about to expire. The contract falls within the Haringey CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 7
      Title: Cross Hall Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Cross Hall Surgery. Services are currently provided from Cross Hall Surgery, 31 High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 3NL under the terms of an APMS contract which is due to expire. The contract is currently held by Dr Arudkumar as a single handed GP, following the recent death of his partner Dr Sivaraja Balachandran. The contract falls within the Bromley CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 8
      Title: Hanley Primary Care Centre

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Hanley Primary Care Centre. Services are currently provided from Hanley Primary Care Centre, 51 Hanley Road, London, N4 3DU under the terms of an APMS contract which is about to expire. The contract falls within the Islington CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 9
      Title: Kings Park Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Kings Park Surgery. Services are currently provided from Harold Wood Polyclinic, Gubbins Lane, RM3 0FE under the terms of an APMS contract which is about to expire. The contract falls within the Havering CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 10
      Title: Loxford Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Loxford Surgery. Services are currently provided from Loxford Polyclinic, 417 Ilford Lane, IG1 2SN under the terms of an APMS contract that is about to expire. The contract falls within the Redbridge CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 11
      Title: Mitchison Road Surgery

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Mitchison Road Surgery, 2 Mitchison Road, London N1 3NG. Services have been provided under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract since August 2015, following the resignation of the previous GMS Provider. The contract falls within the Islington CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 12
      Title: Mollison Way Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Harness Harrow Practice, hereafter to be known as Mollison Way Practice. Services are currently provided from 46-45c South Parade, Mollison Way, Edgware, HA8 5QL under the terms of an APMS contract which is about to expire. The contract falls within the Harrow CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 13
      Title: Orchard Village Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for a new Primary Medical Care Service to improve primary care in South Hornchurch as part of the Orchard Village regeneration scheme. The Orchard Village Practice will be located in the London Borough of Havering and have membership of the Havering Clinical Commissioning Group.
The Orchard Village estate in Havering is currently undergoing an £80m four phase redevelopment project. The estate, previously known as the Mardyke estate, is being redeveloped by Circle Housing Association (Circle) as part of an agreement with the Local Authority which will result in the creation of 550 new homes. This will significantly increase the population of the estate. The scheme, led by the Local Authority in conjunction with Circle Housing, is now almost complete. Residents of the estate are currently served by a nurse-led facility on a neighbouring estate.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 14
      Title: Sinha Medical Teaching Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Sinha Medical Teaching Practice, 1a Lucas Avenue, London E13 0QP. Since June 2015 services have been provided under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract after the termination of the previous contract on patient safety grounds following a CQC visit. The contract falls within the Newham CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 15
      Title: Soho Square General Practice

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Soho Square General Practice, First Floor, 1 Frith Street, London W1D 3HZ. Services have been provided under the terms of a caretaking APMS contract since July 2015 following the surrender of the previous contract and the failure of a previous procurement to secure an appropriate provider. The contract falls within the Central London CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 16
      Title: Sudbury Primary Care Centre

      1)Short Description:      
      The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of Primary Medical Services for the patient list registered with Sudbury Surgery. Services are currently provided from Sudbury Surgery, Sudbury Primary Care Centre, Vale Farm, Watford Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 3HG under the terms of an APMS contract which is about to expire. The contract falls within the Brent CCG area.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85100000 - Health services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: No       
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
      Not Provided      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         (a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
         (b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
         (c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.

      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         (a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
         (b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
         (c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
         (d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
         (e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the supplier or service provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities of the supplier or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
         (f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
         (g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
         (h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
         (i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;
         (j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
         (k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
               
         Envisaged number of operators: 6
   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: RLT 029P      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 08/12/2015
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 01/02/2016      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Any EU official language         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            North and East London Commissioning Support Unit
      Clifton House, 75 Worship Street, London, EC2A 2DU, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 20338661292, Email: natalie.polyblank@nelcsu.nhs.uk, URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.uk

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/11/2015

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