Prior Information Notice for the Provision of a Registered List APMS at Broad Street Mall in Reading Town Centre

Concepts

• broad street mall
• health and social work
• oxford
• reading town centre
• provision of a registered list apms
• current list size
• town centre
• expression of interest
• berkshire west
• care board

Location

South West England:

Description

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board (The Commissioner), are conducting a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in order to gain a better understanding in the appetite of the market to deliver Alternative Provider Medical Services for patients currently receiving services at the Broad Street Mall in Reading town centre. The current list size is approximately 12,000 patients, and the practice is a member of a Primary Care Network.

Total Quantity or Scope

This Prior Information Notice is intended as an awareness communication and an expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest. It should be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in the PIN exercise only, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. With this in mind, we are undertaking a market engagement exercise to help shape the final specification and to better understand potential interest in delivering this service, prior to formally offering the opportunity to the market. Additional information: If you wish to express an interest (either in bidding for any future opportunity or in attending any future engagement meetings), please do so by email to Stevie Crawford, Senior Procurement Manager at stevie.crawford2@nhs.net (and cc'ing mstanbrook@nhs.net) by no later than 5pm on the 7th October 2022.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). Any future tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.