Provision of Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) Contract

Description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board’s (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award four contracts for Primary Medical Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to the incumbent provider College Health Ltd, covering the following general medical practices for a period of 36 months, with a further extension provision of 12 months, to be enacted at the sole discretion of the Authority:
- Y00999 - Oddfellows Health Centre & St Clements Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £4,853,917.
- F81110 - Tilbury Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £6,419,514.
- Y02807 - Thurrock Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £2,739,153.
- F81206 - Commonwealth Health Centre - commencing 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2026 (and extension provision to 31st March 2027) at an aggregate value of £6,164,884.
This equates to a total aggregate contract value of £20,177,468 across the four practices over the 3 + 1 year term.
The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.
The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.