Published date: 3 October 2018

This notice was replaced on 22 February 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 February 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£7,140,367 to £11,900,612

Procurement reference

2018-148417 (32954)

Published date

3 October 2018

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This is an opportunity for interested organisations to qualify to provide a Community Adult Hearing Service for patients of the CWHHE collaborative of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) under the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process.

The CWHHE collaborative is the working partnership between NHS Central London CCG, NHS West London CCG, NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG, NHS Hounslow CCG and NHS Ealing CCG.

The CWHHE collaborative are seeking to commission a hearing loss service to allow people with hearing problems within these CCG boroughs to receive high quality, efficient services delivered close to home, with short waiting times and high responsiveness to the needs of the local communities, which are free at the point of access.

The Provider is required to supply a Community Adult Hearing Service for any patient registered with a GP practice within the area covered by the CCGs listed above, including those of no fixed abode.

The service will commence from the 1st April 2019 until 31st March 2022, a contract period of three years, with the option to extend for a further two years.

The contract (NHS Standard Contract as mandated by NHS England) will be procured using the AQP Process.
The AQP is a single stage process consisting of qualification and technical stages contained within one document. Accreditation to the contract will result from providers complying with all requirements contained within.


More information

Additional text

EU Supply e-tendering portal
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
To access and download a copy of the Service Specification and details of the procurement process, potential bidders are invited to login to the electronic procurement portal "EU-Supply" available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. Registration on EU-Supply is FREE OF CHARGE. Once logged into EU-Supply, search for TENDER REFERENCE 32954 "Community Adult Hearing Service AQP", then register your interest to download the documents. Please find the EU-Supply Quick User Guide attached, this will assist your use of the portal. For any technical support, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com. ***The DEADLINE for Bid Submissions via the EU-Supply Portal is 12noon, 2nd November 2018***

A Bidder Briefing will be held on Monday 15th October 2018 at 2pm. The event will take place at 15 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JD, close to Regent's Park and Baker Street Underground Stations. Further detail on the bidder briefing and a registration form are available with other attached document.

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How to apply
Please apply directly to the buyer using the contact details provided, or follow the instructions given in the notice description or information section.


About the buyer

Contact name

Lawrence Olumbori

Address

Broadway
SALFORD
M502UW
England

Telephone

07904984910

Email

lawrence.olumbori@nhs.net