Caretaking GP Services for Meadowfields Practice (Derby) on behalf of Southern Derbyshire CCG & NHS England (North Midlands)

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG) and NHS England (North Midlands) is carrying out an exercise to identify a caretaker provider for Meadowfields GP Surgery on a short term APMS Contract. Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG) and NHS England (North Midlands) are looking for suitable qualified providers with an ability to deliver a GP Surgery service for up to 12 months (9 months plus 3 month notice period).

During the 12 month caretaking arrangement, it is envisaged that the long term future of the service will be determined through public consultation and, depending on the outcome of the consultation, possible re-procurement.

The practice has a current list size of approx. 11,000 patients and is provided from two locations:

The Meadowfields Practice - Chellaston Fellow Lands Way, Chellaston, Derby DE73 6SW

The Meadowfields Practice - Allenton Coleman Health Centre, 6 / 13 Coleman Street, Allenton, DE24 8NH

The identified provider will have the option to continue to provide services from this premise.

The Commissioners are looking for a modern, patient-centred model that is user friendly and culturally sensitive that considers all of the national and local public health targets.

The model will need to include provision of the following: • Essential Services • All Additional Services • Dementia & Learning Disabilities • Enhanced Services • Opening hours and service delivery from 8am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday (except statutory bank and public holidays).

The full scope of the service can be found in the attached draft specification; it is essential that interested providers must be able to demonstrate an ability to mobilise to service provision within a short time frame. The Caretaking Service is due to Commence 1st January 2016. The Commissioners wish to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid for the provision of this service.

Commissioners are asking that all providers are able to answer ‘yes’ to the following questions before bidding for this opportunity:

1. Is your organisation CQC registered? 2. Do you have 3 years of audited Accounts? 3. Do you have staffing capacity available to deliver this service for 1st January 2016? 4. Have you delivered a caretaking or similar role in the past? 5. Are you able to ensure the service will commence from 1st January 2016?

If you can answer 'Yes' to the above questions, please register your interest on the GEM Bravo Solution e-procurement portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

Additional information: Suppliers using the Bravosolutions portal for the first time must register to receive a password for their initial login. To access the ITT: a) Log into the portal and click the “View Current Opportunities and Notices” link; b) Click on the Project Title: Caretaking GP Services for Meadowfields Practice (Derby) on behalf of Southern Derbyshire CCG and NHS England (North Midlands) ; c) Click the “Log in or Register to Participate” button on the left hand side. Once you register your “Expression of Interest” - this will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (a secure area reserved for your projects only); d) Click on the ITT code (ITT_345) and the “Attachments”, “Qualification Envelope - Questionnaire”, “Technical Envelope - Questionnaire” and the “Messaging Service” can be accessed. If support is required to access the system please call the Bravo Helpdesk on 0800 368 4850.

For all other enquiries, interested parties must use the messaging service on the e-tendering Portal. Parties wishing to submit a bid for the Contract and to gain access to the Invitation to Tender documentation, are asked to do this in accordance with the instructions set out above (It is important to note that if you do not register on BRAVO, you will not be able to access the supporting documents/information). Interested parties should note that the documentation will be available from Monday 9th November 2015 and that the deadline for submission of Applications is 12pm Noon, 20th November 2015.