Planning

NHS Sheffield CCG : Prescription Order Line Service PIN

NHS SHEFFIELD CCG

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Planning

30 Sep 2020 at 13:31

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is initiating a procurement process for a Prescription Order Line Service, expected to commence no later than 1 February 2021. The planned contract period spans three years with an option to extend for a further two years, and the anticipated contract value is £153,000 per annum, potentially increasing with the number of participating practices. This process is currently in the planning stage, and interested parties must submit written expressions of interest by noon on 5th November 2020. The service will be delivered in Sheffield, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and falls under the category of telephone operator services.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses experienced in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in primary care and medicines management. Organisations that can demonstrate strong partnerships with NHS entities and possess knowledge of patient engagement will be particularly well-suited to compete. The ability to scale services, manage staff effectively, and ensure business continuity will be essential for potential providers. This project aims to enhance the efficiency of repeat prescription services across local GP practices, which could lead to increased demand for contractual partnerships within the healthcare sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Sheffield CCG : Prescription Order Line Service PIN

Notice Description

Prescription Order Line (POL) Prior Information Notice In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and its national directive to deliver care at place by integrating local organisations together, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) seeks to appoint an organisation with existing links, to provide a city-wide repeat prescription telephone ordering service. In order to optimise the use of medicines (NICE NG5), the Medicines Optimisation Team at the CCG introduced a telephone repeat prescription order service staffed by a trained NHS medicines management team. This followed work in Coventry reporting a 6% reduction in items prescribed with associated reductions in prescribing costs. The CCG established a POL service in 2016 now supporting 13 general practices. Currently, delivery is by a team of Medicines Optimisation Support Assistants with oversight from Pharmacy Technicians. The provider will need detailed knowledge of Sheffield primary care in order to deliver the current provision (practice population circa 113,000 patients) and demonstrate that they can expand city-wide by engaging with the remaining practices and gaining their agreement to opt into the service. They will need to recognise this is a list-based practice service and that access to practice data will be required for service delivery. The CCG will assist in an advisory capacity for the first 2 months of the contract. The provider will need the following skills, knowledge, expertise and experience: - Ability to work in partnership with the CCG - Methods for gaining an ongoing understanding of patient experience, including equality monitoring - Knowledge of medicines including ordering and supply issues - Data collection mechanisms - Operational service delivery within a primary care setting - Ability to recruit, train and retain staff - Ability to develop and scale up services - System resilience and adequate business continuity to ensure robust service delivery at scale As the provider may be required to TUPE existing Sheffield-based staff (7 people, 5.92 WTE), premises will be required in Sheffield. Contract: The CCG is seeking to appoint a provider for this Service; a preferred commencement date would be at the latest 1 February 2021. The contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to agreement by both parties. The contract mechanism will be in the form of block contract with agreed activity levels and aligned KPIs including Timeliness, Quality, Cost, Waste reduction, and Service level. There is an anticipated contract value from PS153,000 per annum. This will increase commensurate with the number of participating practices. Additional information: The CCG are not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this PIN or, for any future tendering activity. Please submit written expressions of interest, maximum 1,500 words. Responses should include reference to: - Partnership working with the CCG and general practice stakeholders in Sheffield; - detailed knowledge of their patient services and needs of the sector; - Patient engagement in set up and service delivery. Please send your submission through the NHS Sourcing portal by the deadline of noon on the 5th November 2020. The information you provide to NHS Sheffield CCG will be to assess interest in the market. Dependent upon the response to this PIN the authority will determine if this requirement will form the basis of a competitive procurement process. If a competitive procurement is to take place the authority will inform those organisations who have registered an interest as described above with more information. The information to be provided by SCCG will include, but not be limited to the type of procurement process, the timescales, TUPE information and the evaluation criteria for any future procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt the PIN is being advertised as a ''PQQ'' due to the limitations of the NHS Sourcing system. To access the PIN documentation for this opportunity, please go to www.nhssourcing.co.uk If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on "Register Here". Once you have logged into the website, click on the link "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" in the Supplier Area box. This PIN will be listed here as pqq_29547. Click on the ''PQQ'' Title, and then on the green button "Express Interest". By doing this, you will have invited yourself to participate in the ''PQQ''. This enables you to download any Buyer Attachments, send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, and respond to the PIN. Click on the ''PQQ'' Title, and then on the green button "Express Interest". By doing this, you will have invited yourself to participate in the ''PQQ''. This enables you to download any Buyer Attachments, send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, and respond to the PIN.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2f909ec6-9122-4289-a09f-dc1fca4e778d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1490668-1264-4b8b-8da9-f7582bbd61bd
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79511000 - Telephone operator services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£765,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2021 - 31 Jan 2026 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SHEFFIELD CCG
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
t.squires@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S9 4EU
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Darnall
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield South East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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