Public Health Services in Primary Care

Primary Care Public Health Services Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Primary Care Public Health Services for the resident population of Swindon. The following service lots are available for General Practices and Pharmacies. Lot 1: Stop Smoking - GP Lot 2: Stop Smoking - Pharmacy Lot 3: NHS Health Checks - GP Lot 4: NHS Health Checks - Pharmacy Lot 5: Drug Services: Shared Care Lot 6: Drug Services: Needle and Syringe Exchange Lot 7: Drug Services: Supervised Consumption Lot 8: Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Services For each specific service lot payment will be by activity based on payment by results (PbR) at a fixed tariff. Tariff prices are fixed for the duration of the contract but will be subject to annual review. As these services are patient led there is no guaranteed commitment or volume of activity. In addition to complying with relevant professional standards, competencies and guidelines required for each specific service the following minimum selection criteria must also be met:

• Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registration (GPs) • General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Registration (Pharmacy) • Employer's Liability of £5M • Public Liability of £5M • Professional Indemnity (including medical malpractice) of £5M • Self-Certify "No" to Ground for Mandatory exclusion - Regulations 57(1) and (2) of the Public contract Regulations 2015 • Acceptance to the Contract Terms & Conditions. Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents. The contract will be for a period of 48 months commencing 1st April 2022 with an option to extend for a further two period of 12 months (4 + 1 + 1) subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected] Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 4th February 2022, 1400 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued on the ProContract tender portal. Responses to clarifications will be uploaded periodically and it is the bidder's responsibility to check the portal on a regular basis for updates. Submission of your Statement of Provision are required to be submitted no later than 11th February 2022, 14.00 local time via the Supplying the South West Portal https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk