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GP Services (GMS) for The Birchwood Surgery, Letchworth, Hertfordshire

General-practitioner services
Health and social work services
East of England (UKH23)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers): "GP Services (GMS) for The Birchwood Surgery, Letchworth, Hertfordshire". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers)
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Published history for NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
Last source update31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationGeneral-practitioner services, Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-031130
What is being bought
NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG’s (the CCG) predecessor Primary Care Trust awarded a contract for primary GP services (GMS) for The Birchwood Surgery, Letchworth (the Contract). The Contract was awarded to the Partnership of Birchwood Surgery as comprised from time to time (Partnership) commencing 27 February 2004. Birchwood Surgery is a member of 12 Point Care Limited, a federation of GP Practices (Federation). The current partners are no longer willing to continue as contract holders and have agreed with directors of the Federation that the directors will become partners to provide senior management support and permit the existing partners to step down and continue as salaried GPs or retire. The CCG and Partnership then intend to novate the Contract to the Federation. The CCG considers that the novation of the Contract is permitted without needing a new procurement in accordance with Reg 72(1)(d) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the reasons set out in this notice.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG’s (‘the CCG’) predecessor Primary Care Trust awarded a contract for primary GP services (GMS) and other primary medical services for The Birchwood Surgery, Letchworth, Hertfordshire (‘the Contract’). The Contract was awarded to the Partnership of Birchwood Surgery as comprised from time to time (‘Partnership’) and commenced on 27 February 2004. Birchwood Surgery is a member of 12 Point Care Limited, a federation of GP Practices (‘Federation’). The current partners have advised the Commissioners that they are no longer willing to continue as contract holders and have issued a letter of intention to resign the Contract. In order to maintain continuity of the care currently being delivered to patients registered at The Birchwood Surgery, the Contract will be novated to the Federation. The Commissioners consider that the novation of the Contract to the Federation is permitted without needing a new procurement in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(d) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the reasons set out in this notice. NHS England/Improvement is the relevant counterparty to the Contract however the CCG possesses decision-making authority regarding the modification of the Contract pursuant to delegated arrangements and is able to agree to the novation on NHS England/Improvement’s behalf
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Jan 2022, 16:09 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 20 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £4,850,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
12Point Care Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£4,850,000 · signed 20 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-42620
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  • NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (acting for NHS England/Improvement under delegated powers)
    buyer

    Charter House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UKH23, AL8 6JL
    holly.fairhurst@nhs.net

  • 12Point Care Limited
    supplier

    09214266
    Kingston Smith LLP, Orbital House 20, Eastern Road, Romford, UK, RM1 3PJ

  • The High Court of England and Wales
    reviewBody

    7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe variations to the Contract described above are permitted without needing a new procurement procedure in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(d)(ii) (replacement of contractor) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 insofar as this Regulation is relevant to contracts that fall within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the PCR (contracts for social and other specific services). The proposed novation of the Contract to the Federation is permitted under 72(1)(d)(ii) as it would amount to a universal succession by the Federation into the position of the initial contractor (the Partnership) following a takeover by the Federation of all the Partnership’s business activities. The Partnership’s sole activity is to deliver the Contract and therefore, by taking over the Contract, there is a takeover by the Federation of the entirety of the business activities of the Partnership. Further, the Birchwood Surgery is already a member of the Federation and at the point of the novation the partners will comprise only the same individuals who are the directors of the Federation so there will be no change in the guiding minds behind the Birchwood Surgery following the novation.