Published date: 6 April 2018

This notice was replaced on 10 August 2018

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Awarded contract (published 10 August 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£18,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_164655/663205

Published date

6 April 2018

Closing date

8 May 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

7 July 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Telford and Wrekin and NHS Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the provision of Integrated Urgent Care GP Led Out of Hours Services. This will be a pivotal service for the local urgent care health and social care economies in Shropshire and will provide patients access to the right care at the right time.

In 2016, Commissioners and Providers formed the West Midlands Integrated Urgent Care Alliance Agreement to progress the integration of urgent care within the geographical boundary of the 16 Clinical Commissioning Groups forming part of the collaborative.

Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG act as the Lead Commissioner for Integrated Urgent Care on behalf of the 16 West Midlands CCGs, with Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs acting as Associate Commissioners on the contract. Care UK are contracted to provide the NHS 111 element of the Integrated Urgent Care service in the West Midlands.

We seek through our regional Alliance Agreement to drive more efficient and effective use of NHS resources. The Provider of the local GP Out of Hours services for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin will need to agree to sign up to this Alliance Agreement as a requirement of this contract.

GP Led Out of Hours Services are used by Patients outside of normal surgery hours to receive GP led appointments and for the purposes of this procurement, the core services comprise:

1. GP Speak to Dispositions (reached following assessment of calls received via NHS 111)
2. Calls from Health Care Professionals (HCPs) into the NHS 111 Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) seeking additional clinical telephone advice for patients being attended in their place of residence or public place
3. Face to Face Consultations - Base Visits (at designated premises)
4. Face to Face Consultations - Home Visits (pre booked via the NHS 111 service)

The West Midlands Core IUC/Out of Hours Service Specification details the core requirements and standards that all Providers must meet, including those services detailed above. The Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin CCG's Local Specification details all additional local services required supplementary to those included in the West Midlands Core Specification.

Local GP Out of Hours Services to be delivered across both CCGs include:

1. Provision of Urgent Care Services to Patients During Out of Hours
2. Violent Patient Service
3. Verification of Death
4. Urgent Test Results from Acute Trusts
5. Provision for Mental Health Patients
6. Clinical Support for Community Hospitals and MIUs during Out of Hours
7. Provision of pre bookable appointments at weekends and on Public Holidays

Additional Local GP Out of Hours Services for Shropshire CCG only include Flu Anti-Viral Treatment Service.

More information

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If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet.
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for
another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the
services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from
the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details
will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender
process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk i) Candidates should register on the portal at
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your
organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Ii) Once registered, candidates must
submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting
your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime
services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the
Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the
Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are
not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities
are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health
Service(Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also
apply to this procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Smith

Address

NHS Telford and Wrekin CCG, Halesfield 6, Halesfield
Telford
TF7 4BF
England

Email

h.smith27@nhs.net