Tender

East Midlands Critical Care Transfer Coordination Service (Call Handling)

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Tender

07 Oct 2022 at 13:04

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, acting as the contracting authority, has initiated a tender for the East Midlands Critical Care Transfer Coordination Service (Call Handling) within the administrative healthcare services industry category. The procurement stage is currently open, with the closing date for completed responses set as midday on Wednesday 9th November 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract period is scheduled to run from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2029 in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide critical care transfer coordination services and create partnerships with NHS England. Companies offering healthcare services, particularly in the areas of call handling and patient transfers, would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The 24/7, 365-day service requirement calls for vendors capable of offering round-the-clock support. Additionally, businesses with experience in network arrangements across England would have a competitive edge in securing this contract.

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Notice Title

East Midlands Critical Care Transfer Coordination Service (Call Handling)

Notice Description

The procurement is to commission a service that is able to receive and coordinate planned, unplanned and repatriation requests via telephone and digital routes for intra-uterine, neonatal (CenTre), paediatric (CoMET), and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) for advice on resuscitation and stabilisation and/or patient transfers and/or repatriations to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres. For IUT requests, this service will also undertake bed and cot location services. In essence to help people who need critical care to get the right advice, first time and facilitate their journey. The service will manage and coordinate requests for advice and/or transfers (via submission of a digital referral form wherever possible and/or a telephone call) according to processes that will need to be developed, agreed and implemented with the clinical service leads. The service will be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The service will respond to all requests within the Key Performance Indicators. NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres across England to be delivered as part of a network arrangement. The ITT documents are available through the EU Supply portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu The reference is 57705 and the closing date for completed ITT responses is midday on Wednesday 9th November 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0f04e2e8-38a3-4642-ab57-9b9087d8291f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e15e5f57-700e-4ba7-b17f-9bba5bedc91b
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,856,200 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2023 - 30 Apr 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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