--- title: "Diabetes Structured Patient Education for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland (LLR)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-08-11" --- # Diabetes Structured Patient Education for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland (LLR) Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-224e33d7-ab15-40a9-b08b-da562372ffe9.json) ## Summary The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is soliciting tenders for the "Diabetes Structured Patient Education for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland" service. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is set in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The tender is currently in the planning phase, with the deadline for submissions on the 1st of September 2017 at 17:00. The estimated value of the contract is approximately £190,000, covering a six-month period commencing on the 1st of October 2017 and concluding on the 31st of March 2018. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing all qualified providers to participate. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in diabetes care and education, particularly those with a focus on developing educational materials and running patient engagement initiatives. Companies experienced in delivering health education services, especially those that cater to specific populations like pregnant women or individuals under 18, would be well suited to compete for this contract. By participating in this procurement process, successful bidders can enhance their visibility and establish themselves as providers of essential health services in the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland regions. ## Notice NHS Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), on behalf of West Leicestershire CCG and East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG is considering the procurement of a Diabetes Education service to provide a diabetes education service to a small cohort of patients. Diabetes is included within the LLR Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) and states the CCGs aim to maximise the number of people receiving diabetes education and diabetes prevention education. Diabetes has been a key priority for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) for a number of years and in 2013 a strategic diabetes document was written in partnership with the Leicester Diabetes Centre called "Transforming Diabetes Services in LLR". Two of the 13 recommendations within the diabetes strategic document were around access to patient education which stated: Recommendation 12: Patient education - An evidenced based patient intervention programme for prevention of type 2 diabetes is commissioned, with coordination of a range of services and options for patient to access, including metformin for suitable high risk patients who do not respond to lifestyle advice. Recommendation 13: In a whole systems way, accessibility of evidence based patient education programmes for type 1 and type 2 diabetes are commissioned. NHS England has provided Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland CCGs with funding to focus on structured diabetes education. Part of this funding includes through two separate lots: - making available tailored services for Type 2 diabetic women planning on becoming pregnant; (Lot 1) - developing a course for patients under the age of 18 years with type 2 diabetes; (Lot 2) LLR CCGs are looking for a provider for the two elements through two separate procurements. The provider will be expected to: - develop and design a Type 2 diabetes education course - undertake service user and relevant stakeholders communication and engagement - running face to face education (an element of which must be one to one or group education) Estimated value for this is circa PS190k for six months (Lot 1 - PS60k; Lot 2 - PS130k). The CCGs would like suitably qualified providers to develop appropriate education materials and then roll-out education and counselling with the cohort of patients identified. The service will be commissioned via an open procurement process advertised to all providers which is proportionate to the value and complexity of the service and contract. The ITT will be live on the 11th August 2017 on M&L CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 17:00 on the 1st September 2017. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 17:00 25th August 2017. Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to documents Additional information: NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df972725-3bce-4c8c-b7e4-355435a0de29 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £190,000 | | 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 6NB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2017 at 09:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df972725-3bce-4c8c-b7e4-355435a0de29 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df972725-3bce-4c8c-b7e4-355435a0de29 11th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4915188-9667-4985-bdc9-9c7ac139ecc3 Opportunity Notice - Diabetes Structured Education FINAL ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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