--- title: "The Provision of an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Adult Hearing Service on behalf of Bury, Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop and Trafford NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS)" published: "2020-01-31" --- # The Provision of an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Adult Hearing Service on behalf of Bury, Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop and Trafford NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7460818b-7ae3-4c33-a361-946d30f322e5.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS) on behalf of multiple NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Greater Manchester, including Bury, Heywood Middleton, Rochdale, and others. The tender is titled "The Provision of an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Adult Hearing Service" and relates to health and social work services in the North West of England. The current stage is a pre-procurement Market Engagement Event, with the tender period ending on 13th February 2020. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st October 2020 and last for three years, with an optional two-year extension. The estimated budget for this service is £33.3 million over five years. This opportunity offers significant potential for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in healthcare services, audiology, and assistive technologies. The AQP model encourages competition and innovation, making it suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) ready to deliver adult hearing assessments and rehabilitation services. Interested providers can engage early to align their capabilities with the needs highlighted in the draft Service Specification, which aims to improve accessibility and efficiency in hearing services for local communities. ## Notice This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential Providers, and relates only to a pre-procurement Market Engagement Event for an Adult Hearing Service on behalf of the following NHS Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs): Bury, Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop and Trafford. The procurement will be an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process. The CCGs are developing its commissioning approach for the award of a renewed AQP contract(s) for an Adult Hearing Service for the population of their CCG and intend to commence a procurement process to award a new contract(s) to provide the Service from 1st October 2020 for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 at the CCGs discretion. It should be noted that under the AQP model, there will be no guarantees of volume or payment in the contract(s) awarded. Whilst the contract(s) will have a PS0 value budget, estimated costs associated with this service procurement, based on 5 years (including an option to extend for 2 years) is PS33.3m. The aim of the service is to provide a comprehensive service for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel they might benefit from hearing assessments and rehabilitation including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support, in line with the National Commissioning Framework, other national guidance and local requirements. The vision for people with hearing problems is for them to receive high quality, efficient services delivered closer to home, or a more convenient location within accessible transport routes, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of local communities, free at the point of access. Key principles of an Integrated Hearing Service, within which the Adult Hearing Service operates, are as follows: * 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 (or service user's chosen support) 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; and * Improve the service through research and development and the adoption of new evidence based technologies and practices. More detail on the proposed Service and model can be found in the draft Service Specification. Additional information: For further information on the Market Engagement Event and how to register your interest, please see the full advert and draft Service Specification located on the EU-Supply Portal, tender reference 38752, using the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/31845/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00d52b5b-e40f-41fa-ae8f-7090c265bafb | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Other | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2020 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £33,333,000 | | 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 LTD (NHS SBS) | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M6 5FW | | 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 | Pendleton & Charlestown | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2020 at 14:07 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00d52b5b-e40f-41fa-ae8f-7090c265bafb - 30 Jan 2020 at 17:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00d52b5b-e40f-41fa-ae8f-7090c265bafb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00d52b5b-e40f-41fa-ae8f-7090c265bafb 31st January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/31845/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=UK ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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