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Bidding for NHS contracts

Bidding for NHS contracts

In this section, you can find all of the articles from GP Newspaper's Bidding for NHS contracts series, which provides practical advice on putting together a tender and setting up new services, profiles of successful GP bids and details of some of the private providers entering the primary care market.

 

Bidding for NHS Contracts series

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Provider company - Harmoni profile 14-Nov-08
This company is expanding beyond out-of-hours services, finds Fiona Barr.

Suitable premises on fair terms 13-Nov-08
GP bidders must study property terms and conditions before signing contracts, advises Lynne Abbess.

Estimate the costs of making a bid 07-Nov-08
Fiona Barr looks at the range of non-refundable costs involved in tendering to provide primary care services.

Private providers: UnitedHealth UK 07-Nov-08
Fiona Barr examines this well-known primary care firm. UnitedHealth UK was founded in 2004. It is a division of Ingenix, a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest health insurers in the USA.

Private providers: Atos Origin profile 29-Oct-08
Fiona Barr describes this company's activities and plans.

APMS contract terms and conditions 29-Oct-08
Ensure you know exactly what you will be signing up to if your bid succeeds.

Setting up a consortium to tender 22-Oct-08
Justin Cumberlege and Andrew Firman look at the legal aspects of building a successful joint venture.

Private companies: Virgin Healthcare 24-Oct-08
This week Fiona Barr looks at this large company's plans.

Why bid for another GP practice? 16-Oct-08
Arduous it may be, but tendering for a GP practice might help you survive, warns Laurence Slavin.

Private providers - Ashley House 09-Oct-08
This week Fiona Barr provides facts and figures about Ashley House, a company keen to work with GPs.

Make sure your practice is fit to bid 08-Oct-08
Partnerships hoping to take on new work need like-minded partners, Lynne Abbess suggests.

Any willing provider contracts 01-Oct-08
Dr Tim Kimber explains a new way for GPs to win provider contracts that does not involve tendering.

Weighing up private firms: Care UK 02-Oct-08
This week Fiona Barr evaluates Care UK Plc, one of the bigger private sector healthcare players

Weighing up private provider services - 24-Sep-08
In the coming weeks we will look at all the major players. This week Fiona Barr considers Assura's track record.

How to... Put a price tag on your tender - 24-Sep-08
Jenny Stone explains the tricky task of working out an acceptable contract cost for you and the PCT.

Special Report - Tendering to provide primary care - 17-Sep-08
We launch our new series on winning contracts with an overview of the bid process by Jonn Elledge.

Weighing up rival bidders - 17-Sep-08
Fiona Barr advises GPs to research the companies they are competing with.

GPs can beat off the competition - 17-Sep-08
As these success stories show, it is wrong to assume that GPs will not win bids.

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