Primary Medical Care Services (APMS) at Cauldwell Medical Centre, Bedford

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Central Midlands and Bedfordshire CCG (under joint commissioning arrangements) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for delivery of Primary Medical Services at Cauldwell Medical Centre, Bedford Hospital, Kempston Road, Bedford.

Services are currently delivered from both Cauldwell Medical Centre and Victoria Road Medical Practice, also in Bedford. The lists are to be combined into one contract, to be delivered from the Cauldwell Medical Centre location. The Services are to be provided to both registered patients and unregistered patients, who will be streamed to the Practice from Bedford Hospital Emergency Department.

List size will be approximately 7,800 actual, 6,600 weighted. The Contract value will be circa £508,000 p.a. This figure excludes Enhanced Services and QOF payments. The Provider must also make available at least 20 Urgent Care appointments per day for unregistered patients and these will be paid at £33 per attendance. In addition, an APMS premium will be paid, of 20% of Global Sum in year 1, 15% in year 2 and 10% in years 3 to 5.

The contract will commence on 1st July 2017 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend up to a further 2 years (5 years maximum). Further information is available at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

Additional information: 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 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 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. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.