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title: "NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups Spirometry Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031819"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS SOUTH EAST STAFFORDSHIRE AND SEISDON PENINSULA CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP"
published: "2022-02-16"
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# NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups Spirometry Services

Buyer: NHS SOUTH EAST STAFFORDSHIRE AND SEISDON PENINSULA CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031819

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## Summary

The NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups are currently in the planning stage of a Market Engagement exercise for Spirometry services aimed at addressing the backlog of patient needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The engagement is managed by the NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the six CCGs in the region. Interested providers must register their interest by 12:00 hours on Wednesday 2nd March 2022, with a potential contract term of twelve months and the opportunity for a twelve-month extension. The engagement is focused on health services within the UK regions of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, with responses to be submitted via the Bravo E-Sourcing portal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in clinical services, particularly those equipped to deliver Spirometry testing, which is essential for respiratory health. Companies should have the necessary compliance with the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) standards, as well as the capability to effectively mobilise within the required timeframes and manage reporting to GP practices. As the NHS seeks to mobilise contracts as soon as possible to reduce the ongoing backlog, it is an ideal time for businesses in the health services industry to showcase their capacity and readiness to participate in future procurement processes.

## Notice

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit are issuing this Prior Information Notice on behalf of the six Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCGs who are seeking engagement with potential providers, sub-contractors and the market in general in relation to the provision of Spirometry services in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. The six Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCGs are conducting this initial engagement exercise to establish potential interest, as well as gauging the capacity and readiness of providers to deliver spirometry services - with the specific aim of reducing and managing a backlog of patient need, directly resultant from the COVID-19 pandemic. Potentially interested parties are invited to feedback their comments with regard to their capacity, readiness (specifically providers' compliance with Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP) standards, registration and equipment) and interest in delivering these services across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. It should be noted that the CCGs do not guarantee to consider or adopt any of the proposals put forward by the market. Interested providers are required to respond by 12:00 hours on Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Commissioners are seeking to engage with the market to establish the capacity and interest of potential providers to deliver Spirometry testing. The current service provision is delivered in both primary care and acute care settings, however during the pandemic, delivery of spirometry testing has been greatly reduced. The current provision of spirometry testing in primary care is limited by such factors as; adequate ventilation, registration and compliance with ARTP training and guidance and overall capacity. Secondary care providers have continued to deliver Spirometry testing in acute settings to provide some patient access, but this model is unsustainable and inefficient. Commissioners are therefore seeking to engage potential providers with regard to understanding their interest, capacity, and readiness to deliver a twelve-month (with potential to extend by a further twelve-months) service to reduce the backlog that has been building throughout the pandemic. The future provision of spirometry services is being assessed and the commissioning objective (post reduction of the current backlog of patient need) is to secure a long-term solution in a primary/community care setting. Commissioners wish to understand; a. The number of spirometry tests that potential providers would be able to deliver in a twelve-month period b. The readiness of providers to deliver spirometry tests and the timeframes within which providers can mobilise and commence delivery of services c. The price point at which providers can deliver spirometry testing and the associative reporting of results to GP practices. Providers are requested to answer these questions when registering interest by 12:00 hours on Wednesday 2nd March 2022. Commissioners are seeking to engage with a range of providers to inform a potential future procurement and welcome feedback and comments from all interested parties. There is presently a significant backlog of patient need for spirometry testing across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and any future procurement would seek to support clearing this backlog while medium and long term service options are considered and developed. Commissioners are seeking to mobilise proposed contracts as soon as possible in order to address the backlog that has been building throughout the pandemic. Should this service be subject to a procurement, it will be advertised separately, and providers will need to register separately when the opportunity is advertised. The CCGs would be seeking to mobilise as soon as possible from the award of any contract. The proposed contract term is twelve months, with a further twelve-month extension possible upon review. Providers will be required to ensure that results can be shared with GP practices and other providers as necessary, and that all national guidance is adhered to. Further information relating to these aspects, as well as total budget and the total number of tests to be commissioned, will be made available, pending market engagement outcomes, via the service specification and ITT documentation - should the CCGs commence procurement of the service. Please respond via ITT_827 on the Bravo E-Sourcing portal (https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk) using the messaging tool. Additional information: Additional information of the ARTP Spirometry Certification and associative guidance is available here - Spirometry Certification (artp.org.uk). All providers of Spirometry must comply with ARTP guidance related to performing spirometry during Covid -19 Pandemic, available here - COVID-19 (artp.org.uk).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004477-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOUTH EAST STAFFORDSHIRE AND SEISDON PENINSULA CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Additional buyers | NHS CANNOCK CHASE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS EAST STAFFORDSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS STAFFORD AND SURROUNDS CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS STOKE ON TRENT CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | STAFFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent, TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2022 at 22:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004477-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://eaststaffsccg.nhs.uk/
- https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.cannockchaseccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.northstaffsccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.staffordsurroundsccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.stokeccg.nhs.uk/

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