Tender

PROVISION OF DIRECT ACCESS ADULT HEARING SERVICE

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Tender

04 Dec 2018 at 17:26

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is seeking tenders for the "Provision of Direct Access Adult Hearing Service" as part of a re-commissioning effort across the Worcestershire and Herefordshire regions. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is currently in the Tender stage. The tender was published on 4th December 2018, and submissions are due by 12:00 on 3rd January 2019, with service delivery expected to commence on 1st April 2019 for a period of two years, potentially extendable for another year. The procurement will be conducted via an open method under the "Light Touch Regime" as outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in audiology and healthcare services, particularly those that can offer innovative, patient-centred solutions to meet local needs. Providers that can demonstrate the capacity and capability to deliver quality hearing services for older adults will be well-suited to compete. Businesses should prepare to respond to the Invitation to Tender and may benefit from understanding the specific requirements outlined in the service specification, which aims to ensure equitable and high-quality care for all patients.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PROVISION OF DIRECT ACCESS ADULT HEARING SERVICE

Notice Description

This is a call for competition. NHS Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG and NHS Wyre Forest CCG (Worcestershire CCGs) are re-commissioning their Direct Access Adult Hearing service. The pan-Worcestershire and Herefordshire Direct Access Adult Hearing Service is to provide an innovative and comprehensive patient-centred Integrated Hearing Service across Worcestershire and Herefordshire areas for non-complex audiology (55 plus years) within community-based settings under a local framework. The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required. The Provider must ensure services are appropriate to local needs, access and convenience are important aspects of a patient-centred service, but it is also vital that the services are appropriate and responsive to the needs of the local population. The aim is to provide a comprehensive patient-centred direct access adult hearing service for age related hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements. The purpose of the Adult Hearing Service is to ensure: Equitable access to high and consistent quality care for all patients using the service A safe hearing service for patients that conforms to a recognised quality assurance tool e.g. the Improving Quality in Physiological Diagnostic Services Self-Assessment and Improvement Tool (IQIPS-SAIT) and is working towards IQIPS accreditation. The service must also recognise published clinical guidelines/good practice (as set out in Appendix 2) Provide assessment and intervention for patients in accordance to the acceptance/exclusion criteria detailed within this specification. Please see service specification for further detail. The contract duration will be for a period of 2 years with a possible extension of one year. Applicants are also invited to confirm as part of the tender which CCG areas of Worcestershire and Herefordshire they wish to deliver the service from. The service will be commissioned via an open procurement process advertised to all providers which is proportionate to the value and complexity of the service and contract. The ITT will be live on the 4th December 2018 on M&L CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 12:00 on the 3rd January 2019. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 17:00 28th December 2018. Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents and more specific information. Please see next page for ins Additional information: NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for clinical 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 MOI and ITT. As the CCG 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. Right to Cancel The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance To register on the Bravo portal If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. 1) Register on the portal webpage at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). 2) Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest by: a) logging into

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7795f067-48bb-4db0-9c33-4e16bb8bc3f8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d0bb3c56-afd1-408b-a660-dc7605395100
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Light Touch Regime
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jan 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 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 COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RUGELEY
Postcode
WS15 1UL
Post Town
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cannock Chase
Electoral Ward
Western Springs
Westminster Constituency
Cannock Chase

Further Information

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