--- title: "Community Ophthalmology Service (South Warwickshire CCG)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2019-03-08" --- # Community Ophthalmology Service (South Warwickshire CCG) Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f134a492-2feb-4330-843d-6324b996d81a.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is seeking bids for a Community Ophthalmology Service in South Warwickshire, aimed at providing integrated eye care for patients with defined acute and chronic conditions. The tender process is classified under the open procurement method and is currently in the tender stage. Key dates include the publication date, which is 8th March 2019, and the tender deadline on 5th April 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 1st September 2019 and last until 31st August 2022, with service delivery covering the West Midlands region in the United Kingdom under the health services industry category. This opportunity is particularly suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that have experience in delivering healthcare services. The nature of the community-based service allows for collaboration across multiple organisations, creating avenues for those that specialise in ophthalmology or related healthcare services. Participating businesses can leverage their expertise to provide efficient triage and treatment pathways, ultimately enhancing patient care and contributing to service innovations as outlined in the NHS Elective Care Transformation Programme. ## Notice The CCG wish to commission a community-based ophthalmology service for patients registered with a South Warwickshire GP who present with: * defined acute eye conditions * defined chronic conditions Patients will be directly referred to this service for triage and where possible, patients will be assessed and provided with the appropriate treatment/advice in a single visit. Referrals will be accepted from a South Warwickshire GP, optometrist, A&E Department, Eye Casualty or 111. (Triage tool to be agreed with the commissioner.) The service will comprise of three main tiers, which are covered within the service specification, but can be delivered by multiple organisations with partnership or subcontracting arrangements, or by a single provider for all tiers. Providers are responsible for coordinating partnership or sub-contracting arrangements between themselves. Service delivery needs to be integrated and seamlessly delivered to patients. Reporting needs to be coordinated and presented centrally as per reporting requirements set out in the NHS standard contract section 6. The service will have a suitable level of clinical delivery, supervision and leadership, and will be consultant-led. This means a consultant will be accountable for the delivery of the service, available and contactable when necessary and will retain overall responsibility while the service is open. All new referrals will be triaged by appropriately skilled clinicians (in the view of the lead consultant) who will signpost the patient to the most appropriate service or pathway for treatment. This triage function will also be consultant led and therefore by definition, the consultant will have oversight and be accountable for the safe and accurate delivery of all aspects of the service. The provider will work to best practice as published nationally, including, but not limited to, the development of schemes set out by NHSE Elective Care Transformation Programme and other guidance published during the contract term: 1. The development, implementation and management of a standardised cataract referral forms; 2. The triage of Glaucoma referrals onto the correct care pathway (dependent upon complexity); 3. Implementation of a patient education programme with supporting patient decision aids; 4. Liaison and support to upskill community optometrists optimising diagnostic and referral quality. These service developments will be established and implemented during the course of the contract and will be detailed with applicable timescales within the NHS Standard Contract Particulars Section 6d; Service Development Improvement Plan (SDIP). The provider is expected to continually work with the commissioner to further develop and improve the service in line with shifting demand. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b9d4edb-f2c1-42df-88c7-63be50a9e264 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2022 | | 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 ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | WARWICK | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV34 4DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC | | Local authority | Warwick | | Electoral ward | Warwick Saltisford | | Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2019 at 17:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b9d4edb-f2c1-42df-88c7-63be50a9e264 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b9d4edb-f2c1-42df-88c7-63be50a9e264 8th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=27195&B=OGC Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 User / Company ## Notice URLs - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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