Primary Care Medical Services (APMS) at The Village Medical Centre, Great Denham, Bedford

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Central Midlands and Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at The Village Medical Centre in Great Denham, Bedford. The services will be delivered under an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract, starting on 1st April 2019 for a period of eight years, with the option to extend for a further five then two years (maximum 15 years).

The contract value will be based on a payment of Global Sum + 20% (£106.75) per weighted patient for years 1-5, Global Sum + 10% years 6-10 and Global Sum + 5% years 11-15. Additional payments will be made for Enhanced Services and QOF. The list size as at 1st July 2018 is 8415 raw, 7016.21 weighted. Transitional funding is available in year 1 only. For full details see the tender documentation.

Further information and the ITT documentation can be found at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and bids must be submitted by 12 noon on Thursday 4th October 2018.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details. Suppliers instructions - How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk 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 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ 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 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ 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 onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online 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.