Tender

Community Ophthalmology Service for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU

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Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board is seeking bids for a Community Ophthalmology Service in Worcestershire under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime. The contract is valued at approximately £1,598,000 GBP and will have a contract period from 2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31. The tender deadline is 2022-10-14 at 17:00 UTC.

This opportunity offers businesses in the health services industry a chance to provide specialist ophthalmology services to patients within Worcestershire. Companies with experience in Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology services should consider bidding. The procurement method is an open procedure above threshold, providing equal opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Ophthalmology Service for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

Notice Description

This is a Contract Notice to inform the market that NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board is seeking bids from provider organisations capable of providing a Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service in Worcestershire. The overall aim will be to provide a safe, flexible and efficient community-based Ophthalmology Service for patients aged 16 years and over who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Worcestershire, UK. The proposed service is expected to operate a specialist-led model offering triage and treatment of Ophthalmology conditions that do not require treatment under the General Optometry Service criteria for Optometrists nor specialist intervention under the Hospital Eye Service. The service will also be required to accept and manage patients with stable ocular hypertension (glaucoma) following HES diagnosis and treatment, with pathways for escalation as required. Patients are expected to be referred into the service from health professionals, typically the patient's own GP, Optometrist or a secondary care consultant, where it is considered appropriate for those patients to be managed in the community. A consultant level ophthalmologist with the FRC Ophth qualification and CCT (or CESR) is expected to have overall responsibility for the clinical oversight of this proposed service at all times. Please note that payments for contract activity will be in accordance with the local tariffs for Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology service provision. The contract value shown above is an indicative figure. Further details are provided in the Invitation to Tender documentation. As part of the procurement process, Bidders will be required to confirm acceptance of the stated local tariffs. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board intends to award one contract, and the proposed procurement process will fall under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime (LTR). Additional information: To register your interest: This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register; (ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. Search for Project 831 / ITT 953. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the Bravo Solution Help-desk on +448003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the ITT. As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. As the ICB is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-534b1431-fc01-46c1-add6-354578a67970
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc2be631-2b56-4c2c-996e-d8d1dcb760c3
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,598,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR3 7NS
Post Town
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Claines
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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