--- title: "NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) and All Age Consumables Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028c01" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028c01" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028c01.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028c01.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE CCG" published: "2021-01-20" --- # NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) and All Age Consumables Service Buyer: NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE CCG Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028c01 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028c01) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028c01.json) ## Summary The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently conducting a tender for the Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) and All Age Consumables Service, which aims to provide essential medical equipment and supplies to support patients living within the Derby community. The procurement is in the open tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 19th February 2021. This procurement falls under the medical equipment and pharmaceuticals category, with a contract duration of up to 840 days for DICES and 1080 days for the consumables service, both featuring options for a 24-month extension. The services are primarily located in Derby, UK, and the initiative aims to enhance community-based care rather than reliance on residential or acute settings. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in medical equipment and logistics, particularly those experienced in supplying to health services. Companies that deal with personal care products, non-clinical support services, and medical consumables would find this an attractive prospect. The contracting authority values partnerships and is looking for capable providers who can efficiently manage supply chains and deliver high-quality service to various patient demographics in the community. This is an excellent chance for suppliers to engage in a collaborative service model aimed at improving health outcomes for Derby's residents. ## Notice NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group wish to appoint suitably qualified providers to manage the Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service and the All Age Consumables service. The Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognized prescriber. The All Age Consumables service is to manage the logistical arrangements for providing medical equipment and consumables for patients living in the community. Supporting patients of all ages to be independent and looked after in their communities, rather than in residential or acute medical settings is a key priority for Joined Up Care Derbyshire, the STP for the Derby and Derbyshire footprint. ### Lot Information Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognized prescriber. It is a partnership service, commissioned jointly by NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG and Derby City Council, with a pool of prescribers drawn principally from Derby City Council, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The partners are represented on a Partnership Board, which meets quarterly to provide oversight and strategic direction to the Service. An Operational Managers Groups reports into the Partnership Board and is responsible for ensuring that Board decisions are implemented effectively by all partners, and resolving any operational issues. The service being commissioned is non-clinical and relates purely to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognized prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group, which meets quarterly to consider changes to the range of equipment provided. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately. Options: Option to extend for up to an additional 24 months NHS Derby and Derbyshire All Age Consumables NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group wish to appoint a provider to manage the logistical arrangements for providing medical equipment and consumables for patients living in the community. Supporting patients of all ages to be independent and looked after in their communities, rather than in residential or acute medical settings is a key priority for Joined Up Care Derbyshire, the STP for the Derby and Derbyshire footprint. The service will provide equipment and consumables to patients in the following categories: 1. Children who are under the care of the KITE (Kids in Their Environment) Team, provided by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, and covering children aged up to 18 in the Derby and Southern Derbyshire areas. 2. Any patient for whom the CCG's Commissioning for Individuals Panel has agreed the purchase of a specific piece of equipment, which is not available through standard commissioned routes. 3. Children and adult patients who require medical equipment and/or consumables to live independently in the community, where the equipment/consumable cannot be prescribed by their GP and who are not under the care of a community service who could take responsibility for providing the equipment/consumables. 4. Any other patient who the CCG considers it is reasonable to support through this service The service will consist of the following elements: * The ordering of medical equipment and/or consumables from NHS Supply Chain, and/or other medical product suppliers if the required goods are not available through NHS Supply Chain. * Receiving the ordered goods from NHS Supply Chain/other medical product suppliers, checking that the order has been fulfilled correctly and packaging them for delivery to patients. * Delivering the packages to Derbyshire Community Health Service community clinics as specified by parents/ carers in their order, or to the patient's home address. * Maintaining a database of medical equipment issued to patients and coordinating repairs and maintenance as required. * Responding to customer enquiries. Options: Option to extend for up to an additional 24 months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001195-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | 19 Feb 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE CCG | | Locality | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE1 3QT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Darley | | Westminster constituency | Derby North | | Delivery location | TLF11 Derby | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33140000 - Medical consumables - 33192600 - Lifting equipment for health care sector - 33700000 - Personal care products - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 20 Jan 2021 at 18:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001195-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=36272&B=AGCSU - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 - https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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