--- title: "NHS Leeds CCG Direct Access Non Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS LEEDS CCG" published: "2020-01-09" --- # NHS Leeds CCG Direct Access Non Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Services Buyer: NHS LEEDS CCG Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-de736f97-45ed-4520-a2fe-e44b3dd070e6.json) ## Summary The NHS Leeds CCG is currently undertaking a procurement process for the "NHS Leeds CCG Direct Access Non Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Services". This initiative, aimed at improving access to ultrasound services across Leeds, is classified under health services. The procurement is in the tender stage, with submissions due by 10th February 2020. The contract, intended for 3 years starting from 1st July 2020 and extendable for an additional 2 years, focuses on reducing waiting times and enhancing patient choice while ensuring the provision of high-quality, timely diagnostic services. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for healthcare providers and organisations specialising in ultrasound services. Eligible competitors are likely to include SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver high-quality clinical services within the established parameters. The service aims to facilitate primary care operations by managing patients effectively outside of hospital settings, making it ideal for businesses that can offer cost-effective, patient-centred healthcare solutions. ## Notice This ITT is for the provision of Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services (NOUS) across the city of Leeds that will improve access as part of the drive to reduce waiting times and improve choice for patients. The overarching aims of the service are: - To ensure Patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate local setting; - To ensure diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care, that the report and images follow the Patient and that there is no unnecessary duplication of investigation; - To enable Patients and referring clinicians to access a range of provision according to Patient choice, clinical need and relevant care pathway; and - To ensure diagnostic tests are appropriate, necessary, clinically correct, of high quality, with timely access and reporting. - Provide a local, direct access non-obstetric ultrasound service by staff qualified with appropriate levels of skill and experience. - Provide a patient centred, seamless service initiated by a simple referral route - Improve access to assessment, diagnostics, treatment and management of care. - Aid early diagnosis and avoid the need for unnecessary referral into secondary care. - Ensure diagnostic tests are appropriate, necessary, clinically correct, of high quality, with timely access and test results reporting and information provided to the referring clinician. - Enable patients and referring clinicians to access a choice of location. - Work collaboratively with all providers to ensure transfer of care protocols are continually developed and followed which ensure there are seamless pathways according to latest guidance. - Commissioners are not currently seeking to commission an urgent scanning service. However this may be considered as a service development during the course of this contract period, in discussion with the provider. The service will provide capacity to enable Leeds GPs and community referrers to directly access Non Obstetric Ultrasound with a view to: - Supporting primary care to manage more patients outside of hospital with care closer to home; - Providing more information to primary care in their decisions to onward refer - Improving the availability of results in hospital clinics before first appointment to enable clinicians to make more decisions at the first appointment - shortening waiting times for appointments and reports - providing access to evening and weekend appointments The service will deliver 23,000 contacts per year. The Contract intended to be offered to the successful Bidder at the end of this Procurement will be for a duration of 3 years, which is intended to run from 01/07/2020 until 30/06/2023 with the option to extend for up to 2 years, subject to review and agreement between the commissioner and service provider and subject to any restrictions placed nationally by NHS England or the Department of Health. Additional information: ITT documents can be downloaded by registering an interest in this opportunity on the NHS Sourcing portal below. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31d9e552-6873-498a-b4c3-e76867753185 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jan 2020 | | Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 LEEDS CCG | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS16 6EB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Weetwood | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 9 Jan 2020 at 13:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31d9e552-6873-498a-b4c3-e76867753185 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31d9e552-6873-498a-b4c3-e76867753185 9th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk To download ITT Documents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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