Published date: 1 July 2021

Last edited date: 6 July 2021

This notice was replaced on 17 September 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 23 May 2022)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

WA11681 MEE

Published date

1 July 2021

Closing date

21 July 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group is exploring options on how to commission a Community Cardiology and Heart Failure Service to replace existing services.

The potential new service could include

1. Community cardiology diagnostics (Currently West/North locality)
2. Community cardiology assessment and advice service, supporting Primary Care focused treatment / management (Currently West/North locality)
3. Community heart failure service (Currently Sarum locality with diagnostic echo)
4. Heart failure lifestyle optimisation, self-management and rehab (Currently Sarum locality)

To assist in the exploratory exercise Commissioner are seeking to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform their next steps. This will include impacts and costs of replacing existing services like for like or expanding provision to the entire Wiltshire geography

The full service scope is in the process of being defined and the Commissioner will be holding Market Engagement Event (MEE) with the aim of:
• Engaging with providers
• Understanding the interest there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified providers
• Informing the commissioning process
• Gathering information from stakeholders that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and documentation.

To register for the MEE that will be held virtually on 22/07/21 please complete the form attached to this Notice and return to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net by 5pm on 19/07/21.
An invitation will be issued to the interested party with a copy of the draft specification before the event. In addition to the MEE, interested parties may request a 25 minute virtual audience with commissioners to discuss the proposed services. These spaced are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If you are unable to attend but would like to receive a copy of the presentation materials please email scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net and following the completion of a questionnaire a copies will be sent to you.
An expression of interest to attend this MEE is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tender process nor does it infer any special status on those Providers who do attend. An expression of interest in this event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted subsequent to the event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

Providers who do not attend this MEE will still be able to apply for the Procurement in the future. Please note that this MEE does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and attendance will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process.

This activity is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

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This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. Commissioners are looking to establish what interest there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable and competent organisations.

Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested parties should note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners will consider in due course.

About the buyer

Contact name

Angela Mortley

Address

Wynford House, Lufton Way
Yeovil
BA228HR
England

Telephone

07990551036

Email

angelamortley@nhs.net

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home