Tender

Regional Home Oxygen Assessment and Referral Service

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Planning

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is managing a procurement process for a "Regional Home Oxygen Assessment and Referral Service", targeting adult patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy across the North East and Cumbria. This service aims to enhance the quality of life for users by providing essential assessments and management support while preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. The procurement, classified under the health and social work services industry, follows an open procedure and is currently in the planning stage with an engagement activity scheduled to conclude by 23rd February 2018. Potential bidders are encouraged to express interest via the In-Tend portal, with key geographical lots outlined for different areas, including North East and Cumbria.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in health services, medical supply, and oxygen delivery systems. Companies with expertise in community healthcare services and those capable of managing long-term therapy support systems will find this opportunity particularly suitable. As NECS invites Expressions of Interest, organisations equipped to improve patient outcomes through innovative service delivery models are ideally positioned to compete and contribute to the project’s objectives, thus potentially expanding their market presence in the NHS supply chain.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Regional Home Oxygen Assessment and Referral Service

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) on behalf of several Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the North East and Cumbria are inviting bids from potential provider organisations in respect of a Regional Home Oxygen - Assessment and Review Service. The aim of the service is to offer the provision of a high quality evidence based assessment, management, education and support service for adult patients who require long term oxygen therapy within a community setting, implementing appropriate systems to avoid unnecessary expenditure and hospital admission in accordance with the following objectives which will support the CCG's strategic plans: * To improve the quality of life for people requiring oxygen therapy; * To educate patients and their carers on the effective use and management of oxygen therapy; * To ensure all patients with oxygen saturation (SaO2) of 92% or less receive a formal assessment for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy; * To ensure all assessments and reviews are undertaken in accordance with the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines; * Build effective working relations with the oxygen supply company; * To work collaboratively with primary care, community and secondary care respiratory services; * To carry out ambulatory oxygen assessments and the prescribing of oxygen; * To reduce the number of inappropriate oxygen prescriptions; * To improve service consistency, delivery and access for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a cost effective manner; * To avoid unnecessary hospital admissions through the provision of a Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service in a timely manner; and * To demonstrate some initial savings through identification of inappropriate use oxygen use. North of England Commissioning Support Service (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and will manage the procurement for an on behalf of the CCGs (the contracting authorities). It has been determined that the procurement exercise will be divided into two separate Lots to satisfy the service needs, as detailed below: o Lot 1 - North East (NHS Darlington CCG, NHS North Durham CCG, NHS DDES CCG, NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG, NHS South Tees CCG, NHS South Tyneside CCG, NHS Sunderland CCG o Lot 2 - Cumbria (Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland and Eden Localities on behalf of NHS Cumbria CCG) o Lot 3 - Cumbria (Furness and South Lakes Localities on behalf of NHS Cumbria CCG) If your organisation would like to register an interest please go to: https://in-Tendhost.co.uk/necs and navigate to NECS101 - Regional Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service. Please note that all communications will be conducted via the In-Tend portal. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. A dedicated helpdesk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm) / support@in-tend.co.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ff16d644-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6689846-04a7-4c3c-8ba9-e1cf5e145c37
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Jul 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2017 - 31 Jan 2020 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
NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
THORNABY
Postcode
TS17 6BL
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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