--- title: "Routine Community Age-Related Hearing Loss Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS DEVON ICB" published: "2024-11-04" --- # Routine Community Age-Related Hearing Loss Services Buyer: NHS DEVON ICB Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04afb2.json) ## Summary NHS Devon ICB is initiating a procurement process for the provision of Routine Community Age-Related Hearing Loss Services, primarily targeting adult patients aged over 55 registered with a GP in Devon. The procurement is in the planning stage with an initial response required by 8th November 2024, and possible extension up to 12th November 2024. The services are to commence on 1st April 2025, ensuring high-quality, efficient, and locally responsive services. The delivery will encompass hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings (if clinically indicated), and follow-up and aftercare services. Complex audiology services and services for patients under 55 are excluded. NHS Devon ICB will not fund unauthorised service delivery locations and mandates adherence to NICE, BAA, BHSA guidelines, with contracts anticipated to run for three years with optional two-year extensions. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in ENT or audiology services, especially those with the capability to provide domiciliary care across Devon. Suitable candidates should have the necessary accreditations, professional indemnity arrangements, and experience measures in place. Providers can substantially grow their business by securing a position as an NHS provider, benefitting from payment on an activity basis, with patient referrals via GPs or self-referrals. The NHS Standard Contract will govern the service, and there is a flexibility for providers to express interest for delivering services across the county or specific localities, ensuring robust service coverage and quality reporting compliance. Interested parties are encouraged to request further details and complete an engagement questionnaire to inform the procurement approach. ## Notice This notice is being published to alert providers to a planned procurement exercise for the provision of community age-related hearing loss services for patients registered with a GP in Devon. These contracts would start on 1st April 2025. Any values and timescales stated within this PIN are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee. NHS Devon is seeking providers to deliver hearing assessment; hearing aid fitting (if clinically indicated) and follow-up and aftercare services. The aim is for people with routine, age-related hearing problems to receive high quality, efficient services delivered close to home, with high responsiveness to the needs of local communities. Complex audiology services and audiology services for patients under 55 years old are not part of this procurement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Services are required to cover the following scope: - Adults aged over 55 years who are registered with a GP in Devon - Experiencing routine, age-related hearing loss without evidence of additional complexities falling under the exclusion criteria set out in the service specification - Services to be delivered from agreed locations within Devon or on a domiciliary basis within the county - the ICB will not pay for delivery from locations that have not be authorised for service delivery and there is no capital funding available as part of this procurement. - Providers may express an interest in delivery across the County or from specific localities - Service users referred by their GP or via self-referral, where initial screening indicates no complexities and/ or contraindications present Requirements: * Practitioners to have the professional accreditation, skills and competencies to carry out the requested assessment * Delivery in line with NICE, BAA, BHSA and other relevant guidance as set out in the service specification * IQIPS accreditation, or able to evidence engagement with UKAS to begin the accreditation process and a clear plan for achieving accreditation by no later than 31/3/2026. * Professional, public and employer's indemnity arrangements in place along with clinical negligence cover * Ability to accommodate services user who have sight loss, learning disabilities, require domiciliary care, require translation services. * To have appropriate patient experience measures and complaints procedures in place and evidence how learning from these is applied. * Able to comply with specified ICB with KPI and Quality reporting requirements and to upload data in line with required national datasets (including DM01) - Data collections and data sets - NHS England Digital Payment will be on an activity basis with no guaranteed volumes/ minimum spend. Patients will be able to choose which contracted provider they wish to attend and referrals will either be from GPs using ERS or self-referral. The NHS Standard Contract will be used for this service. At this stage it is anticipated contracts would be issued for 3 years, with optional extensions covering a further 2 years. Additional information: Any providers interested in this opportunity should contact d-icb.contracting@nhs.net to request further information and an engagement questionnaire. Further information, including the full service specification and local pricing will be supplied. The engagement questionnaire is being used to help establish the number of interested providers, the localities providers would be interested in covering and to inform the most appropriate procurement approach. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035632-2024 | | 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, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2025 | | 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 DEVON ICB | | Locality | EXETER | | Post town | Exeter | | Postcode | EX2 4QL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC | | Local authority | Exeter | | Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's | | Westminster constituency | Exeter | | Delivery location | TLK4 Devon | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services ## Release History - 4 Nov 2024 at 12:19 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035632-2024 - 21 Oct 2024 at 13:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033972-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://devon.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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