Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) at Meir Park and Weston Coyney Medical Practice, Stoke on Trent and Essington Medical Practice, Wolverhampton

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Staffordshire and Stoke on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide alternative primary medical services (APMS) at Meir Park and Weston Coyney Medical Practice in Stoke on Trent and Essington Medical Practice, Wolverhampton and invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire.

The service commencement date for both services is 1st August 2024.

Lot 1: Essington Medical Practice has an actual patient list size of 2, 779 (weighted 2,846) as of July 2023 and is located at Hobnock Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2RF.

The Essington Medical Centre site is owned by the Essington Parish Council.

The service is open from 8am to 6.30pm, five days a week apart excluding Bank Holidays and is operated on an appointment basis.

The contract will be an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) Contract paid at equivalent GMS rates for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years with an estimated contract value (including the 4-year extension) of £3,197,666.61.

Lot 2: Meir Park & Weston Coyney Medical Practice has an actual patient list size of 6607 (weighted 7129) as of July 2023 and is located at Lysander Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7TW with a branch site at Meir Primary Care Centre, Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AB.

The service is open from 8am to 6.30pm, five days a week apart from Bank Holidays and is operated on an appointment basis.

The Meir Park & Weston Coyney main site is owned by the current Practice Manager and the Meir Park & Weston Coyney branch site is managed by CHP Property Services.

The contract will be an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) Contract paid at equivalent GMS rates for a duration of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 4 years with an estimated contract value (including the 4-year extension) of £8,268,152.46.

The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the "Regulations") to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto(Social and Other Specific Services).

The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.

The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market engagement exercise.

To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering portal at the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?SearchType=Projects and register your interest.

You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C169814: EOI: APMS Services at Meir Park & Weston Coyney and Essington Medical Centre.