--- title: "Community Audiology (Derby and Derbyshire ICB) - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-05-02" --- # Community Audiology (Derby and Derbyshire ICB) - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456bb.json) ## Summary The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is planning a tender for the provision of NHS Community Audiology Services. The tender involves a virtual Market Engagement Event scheduled for Monday, 20th May 2024, with a registration deadline of Wednesday, 15th May 2024. The event aims to engage providers in cost management discussions and explore practical implementation options. The buying organisation is the NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, located in Derby, UK. The procurement falls under the CPV classification for Health services. This tender process presents an opportunity for qualified providers to engage in discussions around cost management and implementation strategies for NHS Community Audiology Services. Businesses that specialise in healthcare services and have experience in providing audiology services to adult populations would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage is currently planned, with a focus on market engagement to gather insights from potential providers. The location for service delivery is in Derby and Derbyshire, UK. ## Notice NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board ("the Commissioner") are inviting suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement Event in relation to the Provision NHS Community Audiology Services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB commissions an adult (18+) direct access community audiology service. This service provides hearing assessments and, if necessary, the supply and fitting of one or two hearing aids along with follow-up support. Patients 55 and older can self-refer, whereas those younger than 55 require a GP referral. In the 2022/23 period, it delivered roughly 55,500 interventions. The purpose of this advert is to help facilitate engagement with the market to support the commissioner develop its commissioning and procurement strategy for this service. As part of this engagement, and to facilitate the above, the commissioner will be requesting providers to complete and submit a market engagement survey and is also inviting the market to register to attend an online market engagement event, which is scheduled for Monday the 20th May 2024. There will also be the opportunity for providers to attend 1:1 meetings with the commissioner following the market engagement event. The deadline for registration to attend the event and submit completed surveys is 17:00 on Wednesday 15th May 2024. Please note this is a market engagement exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Any future opportunity will be advertised in accordance with the regulations. Documentation available via the e-tendering portal to support market engagement is as follows: - Derbyshire Community Audiology Market Engagement - Briefing Document Any and all information/documents that are made available as part of this engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change. Please note, this Prior Information Notice relates to a service/contract in scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Any future Procurement / Provider Selection Process conducted will be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will not apply. Additional information: To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event and/or seek additional information please use the following link and Project reference: Link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Project Reference: C282027. The aim of this Market Engagement is to; * Engage with providers about options to manage costs * Understand from the provider point of view how the options under consideration could be implemented practically * Find other solutions to reduce cost that haven't been considered * Gauge provider interest to move forward with the options under consideration For information relating to the options under consideration please refer to the Market Engagement Briefing Document, which is available via the Atamis e-tendering portal project documents section). To help facilitate the market engagement, relevant providers are invited to attend a market engagement event (MS Teams) on the 20th May 2024. Providers are asked to register to attend the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal. (Providing the name, job title and email address of all the attendees you wish to register). A link to the market engagement event will be provided following registration. The Commissioner would also be grateful if you could complete and submit a market engagement questionnaire. The link to this questionnaire is within the Market Engagement Briefing Document, which is available via the Atamis e-tendering portal project documents section). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014154-2024 | | 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 | 2 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jun 2024 | | 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 DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | 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 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 2 May 2024 at 08:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014154-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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