Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Arboretum Surgery, Burton Road Surgery, Metheringham Surgery, Pottergate Surgery - Market Engagement

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (Central Midlands) would like to inform potential providers of the intention to procure Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for the below GP medical practices: • Arboretum Surgery, 76 Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2 5HU, • Burton Road Surgery, 181 Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LT • Metheringham Surgery, High Street, Metheringham, LN4 3DZ • Pottergate Surgery, Vanessa Drive, Gainsborough, DN21 2UQ Details of the individual practice profiles are attached to this notice and the ‘Attachments’ area on the Bravo portal.

The successful Provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver service(s) of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the local population. The Provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required. The services must be provided by GPs and Nurses and the Provider will be expected to deliver:

• High quality Primary Medical Services responsive to the needs of the population • Promotion of healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health • Essential services • All additional services • All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England, the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the local council • Increased access through the innovative use of technology

The Contract will be for a minimum period of 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The contract for this service will be the NHS Standard APMS Contract, with an anticipated Service commencement date of March/April 2017.

It is envisaged that TUPE will apply to this contract.

LOT 1 Arboretum Surgery Lincoln £228,321 3097 LOT 2 Burton Road Surgery Lincoln £193,869 2444 LOT 3 Metheringham Surgery Metheringham £139,803 1662 LOT 4 Pottergate Surgery Gainsborough £306,387 3874

The Commissioners would like to run a market assessment to engage with the market to gather facts on potential Providers who are requested to complete a market questionnaire by 2.00pm on 5 September 2016, which is being run through the Arden & GEM CSU Bravo Procurement portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

Please be aware that the anticipated date for the procurement will be 12 September 2016 with a response deadline for 12:00 noon on 7 October 2016.

Additional information: To take part: i) Register on the portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). ii) Express interest by: a) logging-in to the Arden & GEM CSU e-Tendering portal b) selecting response to advert and PQQ (ref: pqq_279) c) select Open Access PQQ d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details e) click on Express Interest link iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire. Please note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties. The responses received during the market analysis exercise will not be taken into account in any future evaluation process as part of the formal procurement process. Please note that an expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published

It is intended that the ITT will be published around 12 September 2016 through the Arden & GEM Procurement Portal http://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

The opportunity notices will be located on the following websites: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do

The Commissioners are encouraging Providers to bid as: • A single organisation • A Partnership • A Consortium

NOTE: If you are intending to participate as any of the above, the Provider will need to ensure that the appropriate agreements between the proposed organisations are firmly in place, and roles and responsibilities are clearly defined in advance of submitting the ITT questionnaire