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title: "NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group: Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service."
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# NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group: Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service.

Buyer: NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03365d

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## Summary

The NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to initiate a procurement process for a Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service. This tender falls under the Light Touch Regime, specifically categorised as health services, with an estimated budget of £799,000 per annum. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 4th July 2022 regarding the tender documentation. The service aims to cater to patients aged 16 years and over within the Counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and the contract duration is expected to be 12 months, with the option to extend by another year, subject to mutual agreement.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for private healthcare providers, particularly those involved in community health services, specialist ophthalmology, and integrated care solutions. Businesses that align with NHS standards and have experience in community-based health service delivery could be well-positioned to compete. Interested parties should prepare to demonstrate their capabilities in reducing Outpatient Follow-Up attendances and facilitating virtual healthcare services, as these will be essential criteria in the forthcoming evaluation process.

## Notice

This is a prior information notice (followed with a separate future call for competition yet to be published) to inform potential bidding organisations that NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group plans to issue tender documentation for the provision of a Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology Service. It is expected that the tender opportunity will be published shortly.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The overall aim of the service will be to provide a safe, flexible and efficient community-based Ophthalmology Service for patients aged 16 years and over who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Worcestershire, UK. For clarity, other commissioned service arrangements are in place for people who are registered with a GP Practice within the County of Herefordshire, ensuring that the local health population is appropriately managed. The proposed service is expected to operate a specialist-led model offering triage and treatment of Ophthalmology conditions that do not require treatment under the General Optometry Service criteria for Optometrists nor specialist intervention under the Hospital Eye Service. The service will also be required to accept and manage patients with stable ocular hypertension (glaucoma) following HES diagnosis and treatment, with pathways for escalation as required. Patients are expected to be referred into the service from health professionals, typically the patient's own GP, Optometrist or a secondary care consultant, where it is considered appropriate for those patients to be managed in the community. A senior clinician (MRC Ophth (part 3) and FRC Ophth (fellowship assessment) CCST) is expected to have overall responsibility for the clinical oversight of this proposed service at all times. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group intends to award one contract, and the proposed procurement process will fall under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime (LTR). The proposed contract duration is expected to be 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12-month period subject to mutual agreement. The contract is interim in nature as the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System works together to determine the most effective pathways for the care of patients with eye health conditions. The intention is that the provider(s) of this service will be part of the discussions and development of new and revised pathways for the Worcestershire place-based population. The indicative budget for the service is expected to be approximately PS799,000 per annum. Payments will be in accordance with local tariffs for Consultant-Led Community Ophthalmology service provision. Further details will be provided when the forthcoming tender opportunity is published. It is expected that bidding organisations will be required to demonstrate as part of the forthcoming tender evaluation criteria how they would contribute to the requirements of the 2022/2023 elective recovery planning process, particularly with respect to reducing Outpatient Follow-Up attendances and delivering more virtually. The indicative date for contract award and initiation of service mobilisation will be published in the forthcoming procurement documentation. The 'Estimated Date of Publication of Contract Notice' detailed in II.3 of this notice is also an indicative date and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is not bound by any indicative dates or figures stated above. Interested parties are advised to check for the forthcoming tender opportunity in the Find a Tender website, and in the UK Contracts Finder website, in which full details of how to submit a tender response will be provided once the opportunity is published shortly. The Find a Tender Service website can be found at: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk. The UK Contracts Finder website can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder. In the event that NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group does issue a procurement tender, it does not guarantee to reproduce any information included in this Prior Information Notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012224-2022 |
| 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 | 11 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Jul 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £799,000 |
| 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 HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR3 7NS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Claines |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of, TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 11 May 2022 at 09:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012224-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirementsguidance”

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