Notice Information
Notice Title
Covid Medicine Delivery Unit to NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Notice Description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of Covid Medicines Delivery Unit. NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Covid Medicines Delivery Unit services to specified requirements. This service will be Somerset wide and will need to provide access for patients across the county for no less than 6 days per week. It is intended for for patients registered with a GP practice in Somerset The contract start date will be 1 April 2025 with a contract duration of 2 year with an option to extend for up to further year (12 months). The budget for these services is circa PS115k per annum. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of Covid Medicines Delivery Unit NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) is seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Covid Medicines Delivery unit services. The service will assess all patients aged 18 and over, providing assessment and prescribing for Covid medications. Where they don't fit the criteria, they will be referred to the Somerset Foundation Trust Second Line intravenous medication service via Somerset Primary Link. Patients under the age of 18 will be triaged and assessed for clinical disposition but will be directed to contact their own specialist/consultant for the assessment and prescription of Covid medication. Patients accessing the service are identified by NHSE as high risk and are provided with a letter by NHSE or will have been identified as such by their specialist/consultant. NHS111, community pharmacy and general practice will have a referral pathway into the daytime CMDU assessment (no less than 6 days a week) for covid medication assessment and prescription. During the out of hours period only an assessment on immediate clinical need will occur using standard dispositions. Patients needing assessment by the daytime CMDU will be referred into the appropriate queue for contact when the CMDU service opens the next day. At present Somerset Integrated Care Board will not be offering third-line medication which would normally be offered after first and second line medication has been exhausted. This service will be for patients registered with a GP practice in Somerset. The contract start date will be 1 April 2025 with a contract duration of 2 year with an option to extend for up to further year (12 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. Estimated activity is assessment of circa. 60 patients per month based on current activity levels. Promotion of service may increase this volume. The contract value is circa. PS115k per annum.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cca8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041415-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £345,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Dec 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- Angela Mortley
- Contact Email
- angelamortley@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YEOVIL
- Postcode
- BA22 8HR
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK2 Dorset and Somerset
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Brympton
- Westminster Constituency
- Yeovil
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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