APMS for Extended Access to Primary Care for Watford and Three Rivers Locality

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Herts Valley CCG (referred to as the Commissioners), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced Providers to deliver Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Extended Access to Primary Care for Watford and Three Rivers Locality.

Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(the \"Regulations\").

The Service is being procured under \"Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services\".

Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations.

The General Practice Forward View sets out a requirement for Primary Care Services to be accessible between 8.00am - 8.00pm, 7 days a week.

This has led to a national need to introduce GP Extended Access.

Providers must ensure the ability for extended access to boost overall capacity and reduce demand during normal working hours, both in Primary Care and as part of a wider system approach.

This service will cover all of the registered population of Watford and Three Rivers locality.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful Bidder for a period of 3 years, with a service commencement date of 1 April 2019.

The estimated contract value is £1,178,046 for each year, overall contract value over 3 Year Contract Period = £3,534,138.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise.

Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender i) Register and log onto the portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk ii) Express interest by: a) selecting response to advert and ITT (ref: itt_1035) b) select Open Access ITT c) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details d) click on Express Interest link iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can complete the questionnaire.