Provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) at Sutherland Lodge Surgery, Chelmsford Essex

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands and East (East) (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid via an open tender process the provision for Primary Medical GP Services for Sutherland Lodge Surgery located at 115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7PY.

The new contract is scheduled to commence from the 1st July 2016 for a contract period of 10 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years.

The key objective of this procurement is to commission an able provider through the most current NHS England Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contract. These services must be provided by GPs and nurses and the Provider/s will be expected to:

• deliver primary care services which will be safe, accessible, convenient and responsive
• design services around the needs of patients and carers, ensuring they are offered more choice and a greater say in their treatment
• have processes in place to evaluate and continually improve on patient satisfaction
• have processes in place to engage effectively with the local communities
• participate in Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• provide the range of Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions and specified by the commissioner on an annual basis.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Please see other information as below on how to register.

Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender

• Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 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)
• Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password
• Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
• Click on the relevant ITT (itt_412) to access the content.
• Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
• This will move the ITT into your ‘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 ‘ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender
• Click ‘My Response' under ‘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 on-screen 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