--- title: "Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2021-05-12" --- # Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef4aab80-98f3-4ec8-8696-02b9963f6215.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support is currently engaged in the planning stage for a tender titled "Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service." This procurement process is aimed at health services, specifically located in the North East of England. Key milestone dates include an engagement end date set for 26th May 2021. Interested parties are invited to participate in a Request for Information (RFI) exercise, which will assist in understanding market capacity for delivering this service. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare services, particularly those specialising in respiratory care and home health services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, as the procurement seeks to engage a diverse range of providers. By expressing interest in this RFI, businesses can position themselves for potential future contracts related to home oxygen services, once official tender notices are published. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS County Durham CCG NHS Tees Valley CCG - Darlington, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland Locality areas only, Sunderland CCG, Gateshead locality of Newcastle Gateshead CCG and South Tyneside CCG (Contracting Authorities), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service. The aim of the service is to provide a Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service (HOS-AR) is to ensure that home oxygen is appropriately prescribed to those people who clinically need it. It should ensure that people prescribed oxygen and prescribing clinicians alike are well informed about the nature, scope and capability of the home oxygen service, and that provision is evidence-based, clinically-led and continually strives to improve outcomes. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and complete the RFI questionnaire. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 Website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Helpdesk Support is available (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. All completed RFI responses must be returned by 5pm on 26 May 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/040ed24f-d092-4154-a9d4-9dd3d44de231 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 May 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 6BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 May 2021 at 16:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/040ed24f-d092-4154-a9d4-9dd3d44de231 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/040ed24f-d092-4154-a9d4-9dd3d44de231 12th May 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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