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Adult Hearing Services for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS HEREFORSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Tender

05 Jul 2023 at 15:18

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board is seeking to procure Adult Hearing Services across the geographic area of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The aim is to provide comprehensive and personalised services for adults over 50 with hearing loss, including assessments, hearing aids, rehabilitation, and aftercare. The contract period is for 3 years with a possible extension of up to 24 months, and NHS Standard Terms and Conditions apply. The tender deadline is on 4th August 2023.

This tender for Adult Hearing Services presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector, particularly ENT or audiologist services providers. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in providing clinical services under the Light Touch Regime should consider participating in this Open procurement procedure to cater to the needs of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire community.

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Notice Title

Adult Hearing Services for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board

Notice Description

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are looking to procure Adult Hearing Services across the geographic area of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The services shall be provided both in-clinic and to domiciliary patients, therefore is made up of 2 Lots: Lot 1 - In-Clinic Adult Hearing Services Lot 2 - Domiciliary Adult Hearing Services The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive, personalised service for adults over 50 years of age with hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements. The vision for people with age related hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access. The Adult Hearing Service will consist of: * A hearing and communication needs assessment. * A full hearing assessment including otoscopy, tympanometry and pure tone audiometry. The offer of management options, which may include hearing aids and associated after care. * A discussion about the findings and potential management options. * A shared-decision making conversation to develop an Individual Management Plan (IMP). * Provision of, fitting, verification and validation of hearing aids, as appropriate and in line with national guidance. * Provision of appropriate hearing rehabilitation e.g. patient education. * Follow-up appointment to assess progress against goals in the IMP. * Provision of aftercare service, including supply of batteries, tubes, domes, wax filters and replacement ear moulds. This should also include advice and support. * Provision of wax removal by microsuction at any point in the pathway where its presence prevents accurate assessment, management or aftercare. This can be at a separate appointment where required, but the service should be available with the same provider of the care pathway. * Clear advice on self-care to prevent the build-up of wax is to be provided routinely. The Contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 month period. The ICB intends to award Contracts to up to 5 providers per lot across the geographic area of Herefordshire and Worcestershire to cater for the needs of the entire geographic area. NHS Standard Terms and Conditions apply. Additional information: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU are conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into a contract with for the supply of the services. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk 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. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-792b22fa-832e-4627-8745-ba3b2cdf7212
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d35390fe-c3bf-4a14-bd7c-d56f10d4c3e0
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

85121240 - ENT or audiologist services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£13,768,889 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 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 HEREFORSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Hayley Smith
Contact Email
h.smith27@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7770493216

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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