Integrated 111/ GP Out of Hours Service for the benefit of NCL CCGs (a group of 5 clinical commissioning groups encompassing Enfield CCG, Barnet CCG, Haringey CCG, Camden CCG and Islington CCG).

Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is running this procurement on behalf of NCL CCGs (a group of 5 clinical commissioning groups encompassing: Barnet CCG, Camden CCG, Enfield CCG, Haringey CCG and Islington CCG. The CCGs are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local populations.

All 5 CCGs have committed to working together to transform urgent care services across the patch, and in doing so, to commission clinically safe, high quality, and sustainable urgent care services. To achieve its ambition, the CCGs intend to commission an Integrated NHS 111 & GP Out of Hours services, taking advantage of new and innovative ways of working (which may include service delivery models and technology) to deliver a seamless and truly integrated NHS 111 & GP Out of Hours service to the local population.

The successful provider is expected to be innovative and forward thinking and willing to learn. The services currently expected to fall within the Procurement will include, but are not limited to, the following core services: •GP Out-of-Hours services •NHS 111 (subject to the London-wide strategy) TUPE of existing staff may apply to the services.

The CCGs wishes to receive requests to participate from suitably qualified healthcare providers experienced in healthcare and urgent care service provision with the necessary financial standing, capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the services falling within the scope of this procurement. There will be a formal pre-qualification stage followed by an invitation to tender stage with those organisations short-listed following the pre-qualification stage.

Further information regarding the scope of the project and the procurement process is available in a separate Memorandum of Information (“MOI”) and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (“PQQ”) including the timetable and structure of the procurement. The MOI and PQQ will be available on the 2nd October 2015 and can be requested from www.supplying2nhs.com.

The service contract is expected to commence in October of 2016 for an initial contract term of [five (5)] years, with an option exercisable by the CCGs to extend the contract for a further two (2) year period (the total potential contract length therefore being [seven (7)] years). Interested organisations must register for this procurement using our e-tendering portal www.supplying2nhs.com and will then be able to download a copy of the MOI and PQQ. Formal requests to participate must be made by the completion and return of the PQQ by the PQQ response deadline set out in section IV.3.4.