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title: "Community Tele-dermatology Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0491ad"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-11-06"
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# Community Tele-dermatology Service

Buyer: NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0491ad

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## Summary

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for a Community Tele-dermatology Service, involving virtual dermatology triage and medical photography clinics. The service will be delivered across the Frimley ICS geography and includes medical photography clinics at various clinical sites, available six days a week, and a virtual triage service for both adults and children over 12 years old. The initial one-year contract, valued at £687,605, formally commences on 30 August 2024, with a potential extension bringing the contract's total value to £1,375,210. This award notice published on 6 November 2024 signifies the completion of the tender stage, following the PSR Direct Award Process C, confirming the contract awarded through a direct award procedure to Xyla Elective Care.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in medical imaging and healthcare technology to engage in innovative service delivery within the tele-dermatology sector. Companies offering specialised equipment or services for medical imaging and virtual healthcare platforms could find this tender process particularly advantageous. Furthermore, specialised staffing agencies providing trained medical personnel for dermatology clinics would also benefit, given the need for skilled staff to capture high-quality images for virtual triage. The contract's emphasis on accessibility and quick turnaround times underscores an ongoing demand for responsive and integrated healthcare solutions within the Frimley ICS geography.

## Notice

NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission virtual dermatology triage and medical photography clinics for conditions referred for virtual triage. This service comprises: 1. medical photography clinics; locally accessible service delivered at clinical sites across the Frimley ICS geography; provision of staff trained in taking good quality dermatoscopic images of both rashes and lesions; available 6 days / week to ensure a fast turnaround (2-working days for urgent suspected cancer); onward referral of case with supporting images into virtual triage service 2. virtual triage service; accepting adult and paediatrics (12yrs and over) on all pathways (routine, urgent and suspected cancer); cases accepted direct from primary care (if suitable images can be provided) or via medical photography clinics (as above); available to all practices within the Frimley ICS geography; review and onward referral to community or acute services, as appropriate, or return to primary care with advice and management plan; review and outcome within 2 working days of receipt of case (with images attached). Quarterly educational sessions for primary care also delivered as part of this service. Frimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. Consultant-led treatment is not provided as part of this service, and so the service does not fall within the scope of the legal right to patient choice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission virtual dermatology triage and medical photography clinics for conditions referred for virtual triage. This service comprises: 1. medical photography clinics; locally accessible service delivered at clinical sites across the Frimley ICS geography; provision of staff trained in taking good quality dermatoscopic images of both rashes and lesions; available 6 days / week to ensure a fast turnaround (2-working days for urgent suspected cancer); onward referral of case with supporting images into virtual triage service 2. virtual triage service; accepting adult and paediatrics (12yrs and over) on all pathways (routine, urgent and suspected cancer); cases accepted direct from primary care (if suitable images can be provided) or via medical photography clinics (as above); available to all practices within the Frimley ICS geography; review and onward referral to community or acute services, as appropriate, or return to primary care with advice and management plan; review and outcome within 2 working days of receipt of case (with images attached). Quarterly educational sessions for primary care also delivered as part of this service. The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider Xyla Elective Care under PSR Direct Award C, in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The total value of the contract for the initial one-year contract term is PS687,605. The full lifetime contract value (one year + optional up to one year extension) is PS1,375,210. The one-year contract period will commence on 30 August 2024. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Xyla Elective Care have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract. They provided all of the required documentation, information and policies for the existing contract. They have followed the contractual service specification, not deviated from Frimley ICB Safeguarding requirements, charged the correct local prices as per the contract, issued invoices correctly in accordance with the Frimley ICB process, complied with Quality reporting requirements, and followed Schedule 6A reporting requirements. They have complied with/not fallen foul of the 23/24 NHS Standard Contract (Shorter Form) Service Conditions, including Service Conditions in relation to the following: service standards, co-operation, information requirements, safeguarding, payment terms and quality requirements. They have also complied with/not fallen foul of the 23/24 Shorter Form General Conditions, including those relating to: liability & indemnity, assignment & sub-contracting, and Information Governance. The new contracting arrangements are based on a rollover of the previous contracting arrangements/schedules which the provider has already satisfied/complied with to a high standard, and so the provider will highly likely to be able to satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice, under PSR Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 30 August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035876-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,375,210 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WINDSOR |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode | SL4 3DP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Electoral ward | Old Windsor |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | XYLA ELECTIVE CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85121282 - Dermatology services

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2024 at 10:01 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035876-2024
- 19 Aug 2024 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026272-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.frimley.icb.nhs.uk

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