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Routine Elective Care Services for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU

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31 Jan 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, which serves as the buying organisation for the "Routine Elective Care Services" contract valued at approximately £10.4 million. This procurement, classified under health services, is located in the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The contract was awarded on 30th September 2021 and has a duration of 18 months, concluding on 31st March 2023. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competitive call, necessitated by urgent recovery needs following the COVID-19 pandemic.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in elective care services. Companies that can provide clinically safe and effective outpatient, day case, and inpatient services in areas such as ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Gastroenterology, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, and Physiotherapy would be well-positioned to compete for future contracts. The emphasis on improving efficiencies and patient choice in the NHS underscores a demand for innovative solutions and collaborative working relationships among independent sector providers.

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Notice Title

Routine Elective Care Services for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

Notice Description

NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group sought Independent Sector Providers to provide extra capacity for the local recovery of routine elective care services post covid-19. A contract was awarded to Spire South Bank Hospital by NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide NHS patients in the Clinical Commissioning Group's locality with a clinically safe and effective routine elective outpatient, day case and in-patient service that is responsive to their needs. The contract duration is 18 months (from 1st October 2021 to March 31st 2023) to facilitate stabilisation of the system on a number of levels. This allows Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System sufficient time to settle in as from 1st April 2022; sufficient time for resources to optimise post covid-19; and further time to consider future potential procurement options within redesigned care pathways.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Commissioner requires an Independent Sector Provider to deliver the following: To provide NHS patients with a clinically safe and effective routine elective outpatient, day case and in-patient service that is responsive to their needs. * To ensure the availability and range of elective surgical providers to improve choice for patients. * To stimulate improved efficiencies in NHS providers through collaborative working. * To reduce the need to spot purchase from the independent sector. * To offer services in protected elective surgical beds which are not affected by emergency demands. The Commissioner requires the service provider to deliver the following services:- * New Outpatient appointments * Follow-up Outpatient appointments * Outpatient procedures * Day case procedures * Inpatient procedures The provider will perform activity within the following specialties in line with the Exclusion Criteria, as set out in the Service Specification, and in line with the host Commissioner's Commissioning Policies:- * ENT * General Surgery * Gynaecology * Gastroenterology * Orthopaedics * Ophthalmology * Urology * Physiotherapy Aims: The overall aims of this service are: * To deliver a high-quality routine elective service that meets the needs of NHS patients, locally * To ensure patients receive appropriate assessment, diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner which helps reduce or prevent long term disability from their condition. * To ensure that patients are only treated where clinically appropriate and in accordance with the patient's host Commissioner's Commissioning Policies. * To achieve a maximum waiting time of 18 weeks from GP referral to commencement of treatment (noting this requirement has been impacted by the UKs Government's policy response to covid-19). * To provide timely access to any required diagnostic services e.g. X-ray, Pathology, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Ultrasound within four weeks of assessment including reports. To ensure every referral follows a pathway as agreed with the Commissioner that optimises both the patient outcome and use of resources. * To offer choice of appointment with a directly bookable service at the point of referral. * To demonstrate equity of access in the delivery of this service. * To deliver a high-quality safe service compliant with all NHS regulations. * To deliver services within a key performance indicator framework.

Procurement Information

The UK Government's policy in response to covid-19 initially gave rise to a situation of extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events. Following this, it became vital for NHS organisations to build in extra capacity locally for the recovery of the routine elective care services (and the wider healthcare system) post covid-19. The award of this contract is a follow-on contract from previous arrangements, and so the necessary linkage with current pathways is already established locally to ensure minimum disruption to the patient whilst urgent catch-back on resources and capacity is established. The contract duration for this directly awarded contract was subject to detailed discussions by the contracting authority and it was agreed that a period of 18 months (from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2023) would be advisable to facilitate system stabilisation on a number of levels. This would allow the new structure of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System time to settle in; time for resources to be optimized post covid-19; and time to consider potential future procurement options within redesigned care pathways. The estimate value for this period of time is circa PS10,405,881.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03115e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002756-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,405,881 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
lyle.lloyd@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7557487934

Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST4 4LX
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG11 Herefordshire, County of, TLG12 Worcestershire CC

Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Fenton West & Mount Pleasant
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPIRE SOUTH BANK HOSPITAL

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