WA11753 Plymouth Primary Care Medical Services (the Mayflower Group)

NHS Devon CCG, on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement South West (NHSE/I SW) seeks Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from providers who have the capability and capacity (to be assessed as part of initial procurement process) to deliver Primary Care Medical Services from existing facilities in Plymouth (the Mayflower Group).

The service will provide the full range of primary medical care services through an APMS contract with an expectation to provide a variety of Locally Enhanced Services delivered through an NHS Standard Contract. EOIs are also welcome from existing GMS or PMS contract holders.

The contract term is yet to be determined but will be for at least 9 years. The annual contract value is approx. £3.76m based on 2021/22 values. The contract is due to commence April 2022. This funding is based on core GMS funds. It may be possible to consider additional, transitional funding that may be available following agreement of a robust business case that outlines the transitional steps that will be undertaken. Such funding would be based on open book accounting to reflect actual costs incurred and would only be available for a limited period of the contract.

Interested parties must be eligible to hold an APMS (Alternative Provider Medical Services) contract and appropriate CQC registration.

The Key requirements, that you must confirm you are able to meet are: • Recent evidence of working at scale providing integrated health services within a community setting • On line and face to face services MUST be provided • Recurrent delivery within core GMS funding • Demonstrable knowledge of the patient population to be served and demonstrable evidence of delivering health care services to a similar group • Proven track record of recruitment and retention of clinical and support staff, with robust workforce plan • Recent evidence of high quality service delivery, which might include positive regulatory assessment • Demonstrable ability to provide high quality primary medical services • Evidence of managing significant service improvement and delivering change in a challenging environment Please see the attached summary specification.

EOIs received will be used to help NHS Devon CCG finalise their commissioning and contracting approach for these services.

This process is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Additional information: This PIN as a call for competition is initially published as a notice for expressions of interest. The Commissioner may then choose to proceed directly to a process with parties who have responded to the notice and there shall be no further notice published

Should NHS Devon CCG proceed to a process it is anticipated to consist of two stages:

(1) Stage 1. The aim of this shortlisting stage is predominantly to test the capability and capacity of potential Providers and to identify whether there is more than one capable provider;

(2) Stage 2 will either be: (a) a competitive process (if more than one capable provider is identified at Stage 1), which may involve dialogue and will involve assessment of bids against published evaluation criteria and weightings; or (b) a collaborative "Assurance Process" with a single provider, if only one capable provider is identified at Stage 1

Both approaches will involve evidence being considered by subject matter experts and assessed against critical success factors and expected minimum standards

Interested providers can access this notice directly by following the link below:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1360

In order to express an interest, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified

On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77)

Any future tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services

Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations