Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Devon - Audiology Specialist Services - Eastern Locality
Notice Description
The specialised audiology service is a comprehensive specialised service for adults and children experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who would benefit from assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. The ICB commissioned specialist services will accept referrals direct from health professionals in the community via DRSS and hospitals for all aspects of hearing care for adults for whom the standard community service (over 55 Routine Adult Hearing Aid Service) is not suitable, and children. This will range from babies of a few days old and their families to the elderly. The service includes diagnosis of, quantification of degree, and rehabilitation of hearing loss, tinnitus or balance impairment. It also includes provision of supporting services for patients who may be considering or have bone anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants in addition to providing audiological support to ENT inpatient and outpatient services, as commissioned by those service providers. NHS Devon intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The contract term will be for a duration of 5 years and will commence on 1st April 2025. The total contract value is PS9,760,312. This notice is placed to set out NHS Devon's (the Commissioner's) intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This is an existing service being awarded to a new provider. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The aim of the specialised audiology service was to commission a comprehensive specialised service for adults and children experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who would benefit from assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. The ICB commissioned specialist services will accept referrals direct from health professionals in the community via DRSS and hospitals for all aspects of hearing care for adults for whom the standard community service (over 55 Routine Adult Hearing Aid Service) is not suitable, and children. This will range from babies of a few days old and their families to the elderly. The service includes diagnosis of, quantification of degree, and rehabilitation of hearing loss, tinnitus or balance impairment. It also includes provision of supporting services for patients who may be considering or have bone anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants in addition to providing audiological support to ENT inpatient and outpatient services, as commissioned by those service providers. The service will also be expected to work closely with ENT and other specialist services to establish care pathways that maximize quality while reducing reliance on medically qualified staff, for example in the glue ear pathway for children. Where agreed, such pathways will be included in this specification and a contract variation order completed. It is expected that care pathways will be unified across the ICB regardless of different service providers. The vision for people with hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access. Key principles of the service is to: * Improve public health and occupational health focus on hearing loss; * Reduce prevalence of avoidable permanent hearing loss; * Encourage early identification, diagnosis and management of hearing loss through improved service user and professional education; * Provide person-centred care, and respond to information and psychosocial needs, including for the effect on partners (and family) of living with poor hearing; * Support communication needs by providing timely signposting to lip reading classes and assistive technologies and other rehabilitation services; * Promote inclusion and participation of people who are deaf or hard of hearing; * Compliance with clinical guidance and good practice; * Improve the service through research and development and the adoption of new evidence based technologies and practices. NHS Devon intends to contract for the Services using the latest version of the NHS Standard Contract. The contract term will be for a duration of 5 years and will commence on 1st April 2025. The service will be provided between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2030. The total contract value is PS9,760,312. This notice is placed to set out NHS Devon's (the Commissioner's) intention to award a contract under the Competitive Process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This is an existing service being awarded to a new provider. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04be9b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002526-2025
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
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- CPV Codes
33185000 - Hearing aids
85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,003,755 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,003,755 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,760,312 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jan 20251 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DEVON
- Postcode
- EX2 5AZ
- Postcode Area
- Exeter
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK4 Devon
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- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
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