Market Engagement Exercise for the Provision of Primary Medical GP Services at Neath Hill Health Centre

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Midlands & East (Central Midlands) and NHS Milton Keynes CCG (MKCCG) would like to inform potential Providers of the intention to procure Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for the below GP medical practice. • Neath Hill Health Centre, 1 Tower Cres, Neath Hill, Milton Keynes MK14 6JY AGCSU will be managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

The Service(s) are being procured as "Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services" and AGCSU is bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.

The Contract will be for a minimum period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 year (this will be subject to approval from MKCCG, MKCCG will be the Commissioners as of 1 April 2017).

It is envisaged that TUPE will apply to the contract.

The estimated core contract value for Neath Hill Health Centre will be £904,938 over the 3 year contract period, this excludes costs for QOF and Enhanced Services.

It is essential that interested Providers must be able to demonstrate an ability to mobilise the service to ensure a service commencement date of 1 July 2017.

The Commissioners are running a market engagement exercise to engage with the market to gather facts on potential Providers and are requesting Providers to complete a market engagement questionnaire which is available through the Arden & GEM CSU Bravo Procurement portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

The closing date for the questionnaire is 12 noon on the 10 March 2017.