United Kingdom-Leeds: Health services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Health services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 11-APR-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: Primary Care Support (PCS) Services.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various locations throughout England and potentially other parts of the UK – Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Authority seeks to procure a service provider to take responsibility for the delivery of certain support services for primary care contractors and other healthcare commissioners. Some of these services are currently provided by NHS England across England. Other parts of the UK – Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, as well as the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are within the scope of this procurement and may choose to use it if they wish to.
The services within the scope of this procurement currently include but are not limited to:
1. Administering payments to primary care contractors, related administration, data quality work and pensions administration;
2. Management of medical records including transfers and related courier and storage arrangements;
3. Probity, assurance and counter fraud activities in respect of primary care services;
4. Management of lists confirming the eligibility of primary care contractors to provide services;
5. Support services for screening activities (including breast screening and cervical cancer screening), for example, call and recall letters and results letters; and
6. other related and/or incidental and/or value-added services (not currently forming part of the service provided).
The initial requirement is to take on the delivery of certain services currently provided by NHS England (excluding certain currently provided services which are not in the scope of this procurement, for which other arrangements will be made) and then drive through a transformation plan to enhance service quality and value for money, with the service provider developing an evolving catalogue of services to reflect the Authority’s requirements.
Please be advised that TUPE may apply to this contract.
The framework agreement will be for the potential use/benefit of any of the participating bodies referred to in section VI.3 (Additional Information), and there may be initial requirements and an evolving catalogue for those participating bodies as well.
Candidates are advised to read this section in conjunction with Section VI.3 (Additional Information) and the additional information made available on NHS England’s e-sourcing suite. A detailed service specification is to be included in the Invitation to Negotiate.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: yes

Information about renewals: This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1