Primary Medical GP Services for St Luke’s and Thurrock Health Centres in Essex

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (NHS Arden & GEMCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid via an open tender process the provision for Primary Medical GP Services for the following two Health Centres:

• Lot 1: - St Luke’s Health Centre located in Southend on Sea Essex. • Lot 2: - Thurrock Health Centre located in Grays Essex.

Both new contracts are scheduled to commence from the 1st April 2016 for a contract period of 10 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years

The key objective of this procurement for both Lots is to commission able provider/s through the most current NHS England Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the Provider/s will be expected to deliver:

• NHS England is seeking providers of primary care services which will be accessible, convenient and responsive • The provider/s must design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment • The provider/s must have processes in place to evaluate and continually improve on patient satisfaction • The provider/s must have processes in place to engage effectively with the local communities • Providers will be expected to participate in Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) • The provider/s will be eligible for and expected to provide a range of Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions and specified by the commissioner on an annual basis.

Bidders can bid for one or both of the above Lots within this tendering opportunity. Estimated contract values for both Lots are detailed within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

Site visits for both Lots will be possible, the dates and times will be communicated via the e-Tendering portal (Bravo) to bidders that have registered an expression of interest.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Please see 'Other Information' as below on how to register.

Additional information: Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant ITT (itt_305) to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk