Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Pennfields Health Centre and Lot 2: Bilston Urban Village and Ettingshall Medical Centre

NHS Arden and GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England - Midlands & East (West Midlands) and NHS Wolverhampton CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) under fully delegated commissioning arrangements is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the services of Primary Care Medical Services for Lot 1: Pennfields Health Centre and Lot 2: Bilston Urban Village and Ettingshall Medical Centre in Wolverhampton.

The Contract is expected to run from 1st April 2019 for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years. Deadline for ITT responses is 10:00am on 1st November 2018.

Pennfields Medical Centre currently opens 5 days per week, 8.30 am - 6.30 pm. It is located on Upper Zoar Street, Pennfields, Wolverhampton. The latest CQC inspection was carried out on 11 February 2016 and was rated as Good. The practice is aligned to a local model of care.

The estimated contract value for 5 years is £2,137,697 excluding enhanced services and QAF. The estimated contract value for 10 years is £4,275,394 excluding enhanced services and QAF.

Bidders are to note, this Contract is for two patient lists which are being procured as one.

practices are housed in a purpose built modular building. The long term strategy is for one building central to both areas to be developed.

Bilston Urban Village currently opens 5 days per week, 8.30 am - 6.30 pm. It is located on Bankfield Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton and is based in an area currently undergoing redevelopment with more than 450 new houses planned locally to the practice. The latest CQC inspection was carried out on 31 May 2017 and was rated as Good.

Ettingshall Medical Centre opens 5 days per week, 8.30 am - 6.30 pm. It is located on Herbert Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton. A CQC inspection has not been completed under the current providers.

The estimated contract value for 5 years is £5,044,710 excluding enhanced services and QAF. The estimated contract value for 10 years is £10,089,420 excluding enhanced services and QAF.

Additional information: Arden & GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). The Services are being procured as "Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services" and AGCSU is bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.

The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. 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 username/ 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 ITT 1102 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 ITT - There may be a mixture of on-line 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.