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title: "Community Adult Hearing Service AQP"
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# Community Adult Hearing Service AQP

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-480023b7-28e8-4431-a491-12dd65e75bd9

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services is seeking providers for the "Community Adult Hearing Service AQP" catering to patients across the CWHHE collaborative Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in London. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with a contract value of approximately £11.9 million, commencing on 1st April 2019 and running until 31st March 2022, with a potential two-year extension. The tender process is classified as open, and bids must be submitted via the EU-Supply portal by 12 noon on 2nd November 2018. A bidder briefing is scheduled for 15th October 2018 in London, providing an opportunity for potential bidders to gain insights into the procurement process.

This contract represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those able to deliver community-based hearing services. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, provided they meet the qualification requirements. Successful providers will not only contribute to improving local healthcare delivery but also position themselves to establish long-term relationships with the NHS, thereby fostering future growth opportunities within the public health sector.

## Notice

This is an opportunity for interested organisations to qualify to provide a Community Adult Hearing Service for patients of the CWHHE collaborative of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) under the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process. The CWHHE collaborative is the working partnership between NHS Central London CCG, NHS West London CCG, NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, NHS Hounslow CCG and NHS Ealing CCG. The CWHHE collaborative are seeking to commission a hearing loss service to allow people with hearing problems within these CCG boroughs to receive high quality, efficient services delivered close to home, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of the local communities, which are free at the point of access. The Provider is required to supply a Community Adult Hearing Service for any patient registered with a GP practice within the area covered by the CCGs listed above, including those of no fixed abode. The service will commence from the 1st April 2019 until 31st March 2022, a contract period of three years, with the option to extend for a further two years. The contract (NHS Standard Contract as mandated by NHS England) will be procured using the AQP Process. The AQP is a single stage process consisting of qualification and technical stages contained within one document. Accreditation to the contract will result from providers complying with all requirements contained within.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e940f8-c28f-400b-ba0d-afb55108522f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,900,612 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £11,900,612 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 3EY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; COMPLETE PRICE EYEWEAR; HEARBASE; IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE TRUST; INHEALTH GROUP; SCRIVENS; SPECSAVERS HEARCARE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2019 at 08:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e940f8-c28f-400b-ba0d-afb55108522f
- 3 Oct 2018 at 21:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0379595f-5241-48cc-a927-1df23f4c3db5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18e940f8-c28f-400b-ba0d-afb55108522f
  22nd February 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0379595f-5241-48cc-a927-1df23f4c3db5
  3rd October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hammersmithfulhamccg.nhs.uk/

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