NECS508 - GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas: Lot 1 - Newcastle Lot 2 - North Tyneside Lot 3 - Northumberland Lot 1: Newcastle Description of the competition North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas: Lot 1 - Newcastle Lot 2 - North Tyneside Lot 3 - Northumberland The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024. Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-037677. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29th October 2024 Lot 2: North Tyneside North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas: Lot 1 - Newcastle Lot 2 - North Tyneside Lot 3 - Northumberland The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024. Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-037677. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29 October 2024. Lot 3: Northumberland North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas: Lot 1 - Newcastle Lot 2 - North Tyneside Lot 3 - Northumberland The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024. Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-037677. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29th October 2024.