Primary Care Medical Services (APMS) at Maple Surgery, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (East) and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Primary Care Medical Services at the Maple Surgery, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire. The contract will be NHS Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) with a commencement date of 1st April 2019.

The contract will be for an initial term of three years with the option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 18 months (maximum contract term four years six months). Total Contract Value will be approximately £1,534,300 based on the current weighted list size and excluding QOF and Enhanced Services payments.

Payment will be based on a price per weighted patient, to be determined as part of this ITT but at a maximum of £103.91 per weighted patient. For full details see tender documentation.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority will 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 '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.