--- title: "Community Adult Hearing Loss Service on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire ICB in Leeds" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS WEST YORKSHIRE" published: "2022-08-16" --- # Community Adult Hearing Loss Service on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire ICB in Leeds Buyer: NHS WEST YORKSHIRE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c790b4ad-3516-4cce-aad8-e6ccca4ffe29.json) ## Summary The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in Leeds is seeking providers for a Community Adult Hearing Loss Service, focusing on local patients in Leeds. The service aims to offer hearing loss diagnosis, management, and supply of hearing aids in Leeds, working alongside existing healthcare services. The procurement process falls under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations, with a closing date for bids of 30/08/2022. The contract duration is 5 years with possible extensions, starting from 1 April 2023, and offers opportunities for small and voluntary sector enterprises. This tender from NHS West Yorkshire ICB presents a growth opportunity for businesses specializing in health services, particularly in audiology and healthcare provision. The procurement method follows a bespoke process similar to a competitive procedure with negotiation. The service delivery includes specialist clinics, domiciliary visits, and partnerships with healthcare teams. Businesses interested in providing community healthcare services with a focus on hearing-related care tailored to Leeds residents are well-suited to compete in this tender. ## Notice NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) is inviting interested providers to bid for a Community Adult Hearing Loss Service for Leeds under a lead provider contracting model. Please note that the service is to be delivered to Leeds patients only and not across West Yorkshire. The aim of the service is to deliver local community hearing loss services across Leeds to include diagnosis and management of hearing loss and supply of hearing aids. This service complements and works in partnership with existing and future primary and secondary care hearing loss services; and in a manner which ensures that patients receive access to appropriate diagnosis, treatment and management in the most effective and efficient ways possible. This should include micro-suction, tinnitus clinics or other specialist clinics, domiciliary visits for bed bound and end of life patients, care homes. We would also expect audiologists to work in support of Dementia pathways and working in collaboration with Learning Disabilities team to ensure equity of access for the bi-annual health check of these patients which will include earlier diagnosis of hearing loss. The service will be led by an experienced Head of Audiology/Healthcare Scientist who holds a substantive appointment within a current accredited service and have had appropriate qualifications for at least 5 years. The contract we intend to offer to the successful bidder at the end of this procurement will be for a duration of 5 years, which is intended to run from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2028. There would be a possibility of up to 2 extensions of a further 1 year each, subject to any restrictions placed nationally by NHS England or the Department of Health. The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the 'Regulations'). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke process akin to the competitive procedure with negotiation. NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) in Leeds does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services. Additional information: The ITT Documents can be downloaded from the NHS WY ICB Sourcing portal at https://nhsleedsccg.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html and clicking on CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES This is a new portal and you will be asked to register to create an account and supplier profile. You should only create one supplier account per organisation but you can have more than one user per supplier account. The closing date for submitting bids is 12:00 on 30/08/2022. 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Please also review the Junk Email settings of your email client software to avoid accidental message deletion. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b30f48-0649-402e-9765-feb7f7b87c2f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE | | Locality | WAKEFIELD | | Post town | Wakefield | | Postcode | WF1 1LT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield | | Local authority | Wakefield | | Electoral ward | Wakefield North | | Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 16 Aug 2022 at 09:30 - TenderCancellation - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b30f48-0649-402e-9765-feb7f7b87c2f - 7 Jul 2022 at 10:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdaf4b04-430c-4fca-991d-67d12288b431 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71b30f48-0649-402e-9765-feb7f7b87c2f 16th August 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdaf4b04-430c-4fca-991d-67d12288b431 7th July 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://nhsleedsccg.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.wypartnership.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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