Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf3-6b9f-7281-9ef5-0dba0632a8ab/blaydon-alternative-provider-medical-services-apms closed GB open procedure # Blaydon Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) [North Of England Commissioning Support](https://tendernation.io/buyers/north-of-england-commissioning-support) Estimated value Not stated Published 31 Mar 2015 Deadline Closed 27 Apr 2015 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender NHS England’s Cumbria and the North East wish to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Services contract (currently delivered as Blaydon GP Practice within the Gateshead West area of Tyne and Wear) and are inviting suitably qualified providers to deliver these services. The list size of the practice is 1,347 patients and the service receives patients from; Blaydon, Ryton, Crookhill, Stella, Winlaton and Crawcrook as well as all other wards within Gateshead West. The aim of the service is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to registered patients from a premises located in Blaydon. Further information regarding the financial value can be found within the information contained in the tender documentation. The contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years and contract commencement will be Saturday 1 August with service delivery beginning Monday 3 August 2015. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authorities must consider: • How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the relevant area. (area is the geographic area for which the procurement is taking place) • How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement. The North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) is managing the procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England’s Cumbria and the North East (the contracting authority). NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers, and all communications and submissions will be conducted via the In-Tend Portal which can be found at [in-tendhost.co.uk/necs](https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs). It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time. If you require further assistance with using the portal, a dedicated helpdesk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on 0844 272 8810 (Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm) or via e-mail - . Alternatively, a Help Guide can be accessed via the portal by clicking on the tab marked "Guidance for Suppliers". Please note the deadline for submission of all bids is 12 noon on 27 April 2015. 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