Provision of Primary Care Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for Forest Surgery

Description

The purpose of this notice is to invite suitably qualified providers to submit tenders to deliver Primary Care Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) from Forest Surgery within the town of Brandon. The Authority works closely with its system partners to improve the health and wellbeing of their local communities. Services can be commissioned at 'place' level or across the wider Integrated Care Board (ICB). This service will be commissioned across West Suffolk place. The contractual approach is the standard APMS contract with the aim to continue provision of medical services from the current premises. Lot 1: The current Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract to provide the services to patients at Forest Surgery will expire on 30th September 2024. The intended outcome of this project is to ensure that there is continued provision of Primary Medical Services to the registered population of Forest Surgery in Brandon. The Authority is seeking bids from suitably qualified providers of Primary Care Services to take on the services at Forest Surgery under an APMS contract with the current patient list from 1st October 2024. The APMS can be used to provide: • Essential services • All additional services where GMS/PMS practices opt-out • All Enhanced Services commissioned by NHS England • Opening hours and service delivery from 0800-1830, Monday to Friday (except statutory bank and public holidays) • Participation in the Primary Care Network (PCN) Enhanced Service • Extended opening hours in line with requirements of the PCN. The full scope of services can be found within the APMS specification contained in the Invitation to Tender pack within the eTendering Portal at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html The value contained within this Notice is the aggregate value which is inclusive of all potential options and extensions. The value of the contract being offered for the scope of services identified within the initial tender for the 7-year contract period is £7,584,505.88. This is the value by which the price evaluation will be undertaken. The aggregate value of the contract (including extension provision of 3 years) is £10,835,008.40 Further information is also provided in section VI.3. To express an interest in tendering for this service and access the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents and all other information concerning the procurement, please go to: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Click on 'Register' and follow the on screen instructions. Responses must be fully completed and submitted exclusively via the Jaggaer e-Procurement Portal The submission deadline is 12:00 (noon) on 15th March 2024.