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Enhanced Clinical Advice and Guidance Service Re

NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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30 May 2023 at 10:57

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19 Jan 2023 at 15:26

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18 Jan 2023 at 16:55

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement of an enhanced clinical advice and guidance service. The service aims to provide real-time specialist clinical advice to referring clinicians in the BLMK region, including teledermatology services. The contract, awarded to Consultant Connect Limited, is valued at £600,000 and is set to commence on July 1, 2023, with a two-year duration and a possible one-year extension.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to provide enhanced clinical advice and guidance services to the NHS in the BLMK region. Companies offering community health services, administrative healthcare services, and software support services may find this tender particularly relevant. The procurement process has now entered the award stage, with the successful supplier, Consultant Connect Limited, poised to deliver the contracted services to the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.

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Notice Title

Enhanced Clinical Advice and Guidance Service Re

Notice Description

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are looking to procure an enhanced clinical advice & guidance (A&G) service to allow referring clinicians in BLMK with access to specialist clinical advice in real time verbally via telephone, prior to the point of referral. In addition, there is a requirement for the enhanced A&G service to allow enhanced A&G in the form of photo-based messages (for example in Dermatology termed Teledermatology).

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are looking to procure an enhanced clinical advice & guidance (A&G) service to allow referring clinicians in BLMK with access to specialist clinical advice in real time verbally via telephone, prior to the point of referral. In addition, there is a requirement for the enhanced A&G service to allow enhanced A&G in the form of photo-based messages (for example in Dermatology termed Teledermatology).
The enhanced A&G service will complement the existing NHS electronic referral service (NHS e-RS) which enables A&G to be sought in a written format along with other functionalities such as being able to convert an A&G request into a referral. The enhanced A&G service will enable access to NHS specialist clinical advice across a wide range of specialties.
It is expected that A&G will be provided by consultant level staff (or those working under the direct clinical supervision of a consultant) working within the NHS and within existing BLMK providers. In addition, there is a short-term requirement to access A&G from consultant level staff outside of BLMK which has previously been used to release clinical teams' capacity to focus on elective recovery. It is expected that the reliance on external Consultant capacity will reduce over time and an increased proportion of the A&G requests will be managed at local level, however the BLMK system requires the ability to restart this external support when needed.
The provision of the new service will commence on the 1st July 2023 and will be for a contractual period of two years with an option to extend by up to one year.

Options: Option to extend for up to an additional 1 year

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0398a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015242-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

75122000 - Administrative healthcare services

85100000 - Health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 May 20232 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 BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Karen Martin
Contact Email
karen.martin31@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2LJ
Post Town
Luton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CONSULTANT CONNECT

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