Forest Surgery

Concepts

• swan surgery
• health and social work
• ipswich
• apms
• forest surgery
• forest surgery apms contract
• surgery
• forest surgery apms
• forest surgery brandon
• award of a contract extension

Location

Suffolk:

Description

Award of a contract extension to Swan Surgery, Bury St Edmunds to retain the APMS contract for Forest Surgery Brandon for a further year.

Total Quantity or Scope

Delaying the procurement process allows time to review primary care strategies and allows the system to move through the transitional period, which it is now in, with the establishment of Integrated Care Boards and transference of commissioning responsibilities. The current holder of the contract is delivering a stable and well performing service, therefore the extension presents no additional risk to registered patients or the team who work within the surgery, and will retain continuity for patients. Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: Delaying the procurement process for the Forest Surgery APMS contract allows time to review primary care strategies and allows the system to move through the transitional period, which it is now in, with the establishment of Integrated Care Boards and transference of commissioning responsibilities (from NHS England to the Integrated Care Board and Place-Based Alliances). The Commissioner will award a short-term 12 month APMS contract with the intention to go to procurement in the future. The current holder of the contract is delivering a stable and well performing service, therefore the extension presents no additional risk to registered patients or the team who work within the surgery, and will retain continuity for patients.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Legal Justification

Delaying the procurement process for the Forest Surgery APMS contract allows time to review primary care strategies and allows the system to move through the transitional period, which it is now in, with the establishment of Integrated Care Boards and transference of commissioning responsibilities (from NHS England to the Integrated Care Board and Place-Based Alliances). The Commissioner will award a short-term 12 month APMS contract with the intention to go to procurement in the future. The current holder of the contract is delivering a stable and well performing service, therefore the extension presents no additional risk to registered patients or the team who work within the surgery, and will retain continuity for patients. Please note that the services and associated specification and prices commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change, any changes will be through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Additionally, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where, following assessment it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and by the provider, both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This contract will be awarded for 12 months. Please note that the services and associated specification and prices commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change, any changes will be through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Additionally, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where, following assessment it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and by the provider, both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs.