Tender

Optometry Services for Shropshire CCG and Telford and Wrekin CCG

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU

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Tender

04 Sep 2018 at 15:09

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is initiated by NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, seeking a qualified Service Provider to deliver Optometry Services for Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group. This tender is classified under health and social work services, with a total contract value of £2,000,000. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 4th October 2018. The service aims to enhance eye care access in the West Midlands, specifically in Shropshire, starting from 1st April 2019 and potentially extending for another two years.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for optometry practices and healthcare service providers, particularly those involved in community health services. Companies that can deliver integrated care solutions, streamline referral processes, and improve patient outcomes would be well-suited to compete. By participating in this procurement, businesses can play a key role in addressing a critical health issue—sight loss—while establishing valuable contracts with public health authorities in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Optometry Services for Shropshire CCG and Telford and Wrekin CCG

Notice Description

This Invitation to Tender provides information pertaining to the procurement for Optometry Services. The purpose of this procurement is to secure a Service Provider to deliver Optometry Services to the county of Shropshire (comprising 2 CCGs). - Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group ( http://www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk ) - Telford & Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group ( http://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk ) The UK Vision Strategy 2013-2018, promotes collaboration, co-ordination and integration of the local eye care system between primary, secondary and social care and offers service users a wide choice of geographical locations across the whole county of Shropshire. According to "UK Vision Strategy" sight loss is now a major health issue, affecting about two million people in the UK. The vast majority are older people, although an estimated 80,000 working age people and 25,000 children in the UK are affected by sight problems (Keil S. Key statistics. RNIB, 2008). The objective of this procurement is to procure a service to oversee the delivery of the following optometry schemes within primary care: - Minor Eye Care Service (MECS) - Cataract Referral Refinement - Post-operative cataract follow up - Glaucoma Repeat Measures - Children's eye care Scheme The service aims to: - Improve eye health and reduce inequalities by providing increased access to eye care in the community. - Utilise the knowledge and skills of primary care optometrists to manage and prioritise the care of the service user and ensure referrals are appropriate and timely - Reduce the number of visits to hospital eye services and reduce the likely waiting time for the service user - Ensure more accurate referral information is made available if a referral to hospital eye services is required - Signpost to other appropriate services - Streamline referral processes - Streamline service user pathways - Improve service user experience and choice by utilising optometry practices - Develop relationships between ophthalmic practitioners, Hospital Eye Services and the Clinical Commissioning Groups - Improve eye health in line with the UK Vision Strategy - Meet agreed waiting times for each scheme - Assist service users / carers to self-care, providing education and care planning where required - Deliver care closer to home The CCG's are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 Years with an optional 2 Years extension available. The successful Provider will be required to sign the NHS Standard Contract for the service and accept all terms and conditions. Additional information: If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. 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. 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. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.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. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a5dcbce2-ca6f-4dd2-bbfa-84a6d8998219
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8c1690a-38cb-44f0-a31b-e531bcc64ff3
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Oct 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2019 - 1 Apr 2022 3-4 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
Hayley Smith
Contact Email
h.smith27@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHREWSBURY
Postcode
SY3 8XL
Post Town
Shrewsbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG22 Shropshire
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Shropshire
Electoral Ward
Radbrook
Westminster Constituency
Shrewsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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