Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3b-0ded-7114-9cb8-bb12ea4ae470/market-consultation-exercise-for-the-provision-of-gp-services-apms-at-whitehou pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Market Consultation Exercise for the Provision of GP Services (APMS) at Whitehouse Health Centre, Western Expansion Area, Milton Keynes [NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-arden-and-greater-east-midlands-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value Not stated Published 28 May 2019 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Commissioner (NHS Milton Keynes CCG) is seeking comments on the final draft of the Service Specification ahead of publication of the procurement opportunity. If you wish to contribute, please register against Quote 35792 - Market Consultation Exercise for the Provision of GP Services (APMS) at Whitehouse Health Centre in EU Supply and review the two documents provided: a final draft of the service specification and a summary of the changes made since the specification was last shared in February 2019. If you wish to provide any comments you have on the Service Specification this can be done within the questionnaire area of EU Supply. Comments will be reviewed by NHS Milton Keynes CCG and any changes will be considered in the production of the final service specification. Information provided will be kept confidential and considered in designing the scope of the service. The deadline to submit your comments is 2pm Friday 14th June. The tender is due to be published in early July. Currently there is no GP cover for this area of new growth. This facility will support the CCG's primary care vision of place based care for total population health management and enable primary care to work at scale across the STP. As this is a new service the patient list will be starting from zero but it is estimated the list size will grow to approximately 22,500 over the duration of the contract. The services must be GP led and provided by GPs, nurses and other clinical professionals or healthcare workers. The successful Provider will be expected to: • Provide primary care services which are 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 • Reduce unplanned admissions to hospital; the opening hours of the facility will enable patients to seek urgent care from a GP or Nurse practitioner • Offer extended hours 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to registered and non-registered patients. • Provide primary out of hospital, community and appropriate acute services • Function as a training practice; assisting Buckingham University in offering additional medical training places for both GPs and Nurses. • 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 National Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) • Be eligible for and expected to provide all Enhanced Services, remunerated in line with the relevant Directions as specified by the commissioner on an annual basis. • Promote healthy living with the aim of tackling the underlying causes of ill health. Additional information: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands on behalf of NHS Milton Keynes CCG wish to conduct a Market Consultation Exercise for the Provision of GP Services (APMS) at Whitehouse Health Centre, Western Expansion, Milton Keynes. The proposed contract duration is 8 years; with the option to extend for a further 2 years (total contract duration of 10 years). The premises is a purpose built, leasehold, health centre practice that spans 3 floors. The building will comprise of 17 consulting rooms, 6 treatment rooms and will offer outpatient and specialist clinics. It is envisaged that the practice will need this space on a phased approach depending on the list size growth. This opportunity will be open to the entire market. It is intended that the tender will be published in July 2019. The services must be fully operational on the service commencement date, currently expected to be 1st June 2020. An expression of interest in this PIN will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. The subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement when published. Process of expressing interest: This market consultation exercise is being facilitated through the Arden & GEM, EU-Supply e-procurement portal at: [uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp](https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu) This was published as a standalone notice within the EU Supply system. In order to comment on the draft specification, you will need to register against: Portal project reference: (Tender/Quote) 35792 - Market Consultation Exercise for the Provision of GP Services (APMS) at Whitehouse Health Centre, Western Expansion Area, Milton Keynes to provide any comments on the updated Service Specification. The deadline for submitting your comments is 2pm Friday 14th June 2019. 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