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title: "NHS South Sefton CCG and Southport & Formby CCG Community Anticoagulation Service"
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# NHS South Sefton CCG and Southport & Formby CCG Community Anticoagulation Service

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9920b287-41c6-45cb-8efc-69000ff6ad99

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## Summary

The NHS South Sefton CCG and Southport & Formby CCG are currently engaged in the contracting process for the Community Anticoagulation Service. This procurement falls within the health services industry and is located in the North West of England. The contract has been awarded with an estimated total value of £3,250,000 and a minimum value of £2,500,000. It is set for an initial duration of three years, commencing from July 1, 2018, with the option to extend for an additional two years. The procurement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime framework, and was published on March 9, 2018, marking the completion of this phase.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health care services, particularly those offering anticoagulation therapy solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, especially those with expertise in community-based healthcare delivery. The successful tenderers will need to demonstrate their capacity to provide high-quality, consultant-led anticoagulation management, enhancing patient access and ensuring equitable service delivery across the specified regions.

## Notice

This is the Contract Award Notice for NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCGs - Community Anticoagulation Therapy Service. The overall aim of the service is to provide a consultant-led, community-based anticoagulation service which will improve patient access to initiation of anticoagulation therapy and provide monitoring of warfarin across various clinic sites, and in patients' homes for housebound patients. The service will be delivered to all appropriate patients registered with GP Practices in South Sefton and Southport & Formby and will ensure equitable access and quality of service to the entire population group. The service will be responsible for making specialist decisions regarding initiation of warfarin for patients referred into the service and provide ongoing monitoring and review of these patients. This will include regular reviews of TTR with recommended actions communicated to the patient's GP. In addition, the service will provide clinical expertise and input if changes to anticoagulant therapy is required (the service provider will manage any changes to therapy), implement bridging plans, and manage patients prescribed long term low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) therapy. This contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for a further 1 x 2-year period. This procurement is for Social and other specific 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') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents. 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. Additional information: This is the Contract Award notice for NHS Southport & Formby and NHS South Sefton CCGs - Community Anticoagulation Service. 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. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ff934d-90c3-4842-a3d7-135e6b979f7e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Open procedure using Light Touch Regime (LTR) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,250,000 |
| 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3DL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL LIVERPOOL & BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2018 at 11:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ff934d-90c3-4842-a3d7-135e6b979f7e
- 12 Oct 2017 at 17:56 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c48e181-a7e5-4ebc-97b8-dee0689c7653
- 15 Sep 2017 at 13:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c48e181-a7e5-4ebc-97b8-dee0689c7653

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ff934d-90c3-4842-a3d7-135e6b979f7e
  9th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c48e181-a7e5-4ebc-97b8-dee0689c7653
  12th October 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e1527c35-d900-4f79-a7b7-7b9e9aa52648
  Service Specification - Community Anticoagulation SErvice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1a99e634-19ed-4d6b-9331-066cce4d3bc9
  NHS Standard Contract Particulars
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/69cc18d8-b3bb-496e-b663-5bae0447a8bc
  NHS Standard Contract - General Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3a66b36a-4f34-4078-8b3f-7a51d6b25707
  NHS Standard Contract - Service Conditions
- https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
  eProcurement Portal Link

## Notice URLs

- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made

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