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title: "Community Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Monitoring Service - Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e2e5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-07-18"
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# Community Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Monitoring Service - Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership

Buyer: NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e2e5

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## Summary

The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "Community Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Monitoring Service" to Shipley Ophthalmic Assessment Programme. The procurement process, which falls under the health services category, involved the implementation of routine monitoring for patients on Hydroxychloroquine in the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the specialised nature of the service.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for healthcare service providers with expertise in ophthalmology or community health monitoring. Companies offering specialised monitoring services for patients on Hydroxychloroquine could find this tender suitable for expanding their operations. The Saltaire & Windhill Medical Partnership successfully secured the contract, demonstrating the potential for SMEs to compete and succeed in providing essential healthcare services within public procurement processes.

## Notice

A community service that provides routine monitoring of patients on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as per the guidelines and recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Monitoring Guideline). however currently there is no service provision with BD&C HCP We have worked with a community provider, Shipley Ophthalmic Assessment Programme (SOAP), to create a monitoring provision to bridge this gap.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A community service that provides routine monitoring of patients on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as per the guidelines and recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Monitoring Guideline).

### Procurement Information

Routine monitoring of patients on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is as per the guidelines and recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy Monitoring Guideline), however currently there is no service provision with BD&C HCP. We have worked with a community provider, Shipley Ophthalmic Assessment Programme (SOAP), to create a monitoring provision to bridge this gap. HCQ is a medicine that is effective in treating various long-term inflammatory disorders of the joints and skin (usually prescribed in rheumatology/dermatology). In general, it is a safe and cost-effective medication, particularly when compared to newer anti-inflammatory medicines which can more significant adverse effects on the body. However, some patients taking hydroxychloroquine, or a similar medication called chloroquine, can suffer permanent loss of vision due to retinopathy. As a result of this, once prescribed the guidelines recommend that a baseline is taken of a patient's eye health, and dependent upon some other factors, once a patient has been on this drug for 5 years they should begin routine annual monitoring to ensure that the retina is maintaining health. The monitoring of these patients has not been undertaken in BD&C HCP, with Hospital Eye Services (HES) unable to take on the burden of these patients from either a capacity (HES services were and are already overflowing), or capability (lack of further clinic space). WY colleagues are now raising the risk index on this matter as they now believe we have patients who have been unmonitored on HCQ for 7 years or slightly greater (2 years beyond the guidelines for routine monitoring), although they are working with Meds Mgt teams to accurately identify the specific cohort and the number of patients involved. Justification under which formal quotation/tendering process is to be waived: (g) where specialist expertise/service/works/goods are required, and these are available from only one source (specialised service).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020615-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,615 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WEST YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 1LT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE SALTAIRE & WINDHILL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2023 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020615-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.wypartnership.co.uk/

## Provenance

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