--- title: "Community Chronic Pain Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Community Chronic Pain Service Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18a76411-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is seeking proposals for a Community Chronic Pain Service under a tendering process. This initiative is part of the CCG's Transformation Agenda and aligns with the NHS's Out of Hospital Agenda, aimed at enhancing patient care. The tender period is set to close on 28th January 2016, and the contract, valued between £1,000,000 and £1,500,000, is expected to commence on 1st July 2016 and conclude on 30th June 2019. The relevant services fall under the health and social work category, specifically targeting London, United Kingdom. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in chronic pain management and patient support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, given the focus on innovative service delivery and patient engagement strategies. This contract not only allows businesses to expand their offerings but also contributes to transforming health outcomes for patients with chronic pain. ## Notice Overview HCCG is procuring a Community Chronic Pain Service as part of the CCG's Transformation Agenda and the NHS's Out of Hospital Agenda. A review of the secondary care service model for pain concluded that it is unsustainable, because increasing numbers of patients are being referred to secondary care. An extensive consultation was also conducted to understand patient experiences of using pain services. Patients generally had positive experiences once seen by a pain specialist. However, HCCC have designed the outcomes based service specification in order to address the following key points that arose during the consultation: * Patients feeling despondent that GPs don't understand their condition. * Patients feeling that GPs are not aware of alternatives to secondary care treatment other than physiotherapy, and that there is a lack of health literacy about chronic pain. * Some patients have a long term reliance on pain medication that they know has side effects but they are not aware of alternative ways of managing their condition. * Patients frustrated that they have to wait so long to be seen by a pain specialist. * A reliance, in many cases, for several years on spinal injection therapy that they themselves know is not a cure but "only a short term fix" and never being discharged from the hospital. * Having an expectation that the healthcare system will resolve their pain and waiting for this to happen before becoming activated to help themselves. 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Please see attachment which provides user guide and registration instructions for the EU-Supply portal, including help with technical queries. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3705889-8081-4194-8890-f8188fcd7515 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 28 Jan 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3705889-8081-4194-8890-f8188fcd7515 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3705889-8081-4194-8890-f8188fcd7515 11th December 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/B235C35F-857F-4EDC-87A3-1C8E0E5BFC21 EU-Supply User Guide & Registration Instructions - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com EU Supply ref 22385 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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