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title: "Mid Week Cataract Medical Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000579178"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GRAMPIAN"
published: "2019-03-29"
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# Mid Week Cataract Medical Services

Buyer: NHS GRAMPIAN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000579178

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## Summary

NHS Grampian issued a tender for "Mid Week Cataract Medical Services" to staff a cataract procedure room and associated ambulatory patient services at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, located in Aberdeen, UK. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure and has now reached the award stage, with the service officially contracted to Medinet on 21st December 2018 for a total value of £223,200. The operational period for the required services is scheduled from 7th January 2019 to 1st March 2019, running Monday to Friday.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in medical staffing, particularly those with expertise in ophthalmic procedures and associated patient care services. Companies that can demonstrate clinical competence in managing outpatient surgical processes and have the capacity to provide fully qualified staffing solutions will be well-positioned to compete. The contract aims to support NHS Grampian's efforts to reduce waiting times, making it an ideal prospect for larger suppliers with extensive experience in NHS-related services.

## Notice

The service is to fully staff a Cataract Procedure room and associated ambulatory patient admission/discharge area which is located in the Eye Outpatient Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary The provider should provide staff to fully run: - The admission/discharge room which has chairs for patients to wait pre- and post-procedure - The procedure room itself - The operator (LA Procedures only) The expectation is that this room will be run all day Monday to Fridays from 7th January 2019 to 1st March 2019.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS Grampian requirement for this mini-competition is to obtain medical services at NHS Hospitals as called off from the DPS NP676/17. The objective is to help support NHS Grampian in reducing their waiting time lists. The service is to fully staff a Cataract Procedure room and associated ambulatory patient admission/discharge area which is located in the Eye Outpatient Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary The provider should provide staff to fully run: - The admission/discharge room which has chairs for patients to wait pre- and post-procedure - The procedure room itself - The operator (LA Procedures only) The expectation is that this room will be run all day Monday to Fridays from 7th January 2019 to 1st March 2019. There will be no NHS Grampian staff available to support this workload which should be self-contained. Staff will be available during the hours of operation within the EOPD to facilitate any minor difficulties. - The patients will have been assessed as requiring a cataract procedure by NHS Grampian. - The provider should dictate a discharge letter post-procedure per patient - Cataract follow-up is via community opticians in NHS Grampian. Any deviation from this practice should be clearly explained on a case by case basis. The service response should cover: - How the service will orientate itself to the cataract procedure room to allow its staff to operate independently - An assurance of the clinical competence of the entire team to operate indepdently. - CVs of all potential operators - An assurance that no member of staff used by the operator will have a current staffing contract whether bank or substantive with NHS Grampian. - NHS Grampian would like to reserve the option to move the provider operator out of the cataract procedure room on occasions to Short Stay theatre and schedule NHS Grampian consultants to operate out of the procedure room. The staffing of the procedure room however will remain static. Please confirm that this will be acceptable to you. - How many cataract patients you expect to operate on during an all day operating session. The minimum expectation is 12 cataracts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR349914 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £223,200 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GRAMPIAN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB15 6RE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDINET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111200 - Medical hospital services

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR349914

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR349914
  Mid Week Cataract Medical Services - The service is to fully staff a Cataract Procedure room and associated ambulatory patient admission/discharge area which is located in the Eye Outpatient Department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary The provider should provide staff to fully run: - The admission/discharge room which has chairs for patients to wait pre- and post-procedure - The procedure room itself - The operator (LA Procedures only) The expectation is that this room will be run all day Monday to Fridays from 7th January 2019 to 1st March 2019.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsgrampian.org
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000579178

## Provenance

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