Published date: 13 December 2017

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 17 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£303,000

Procurement reference

L-17-14

Published date

13 December 2017

Closing date

17 January 2018

Contract start date

12 March 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS East Lancashire CCG who wish to procure a Community DVT service for up to 18 months as a local service pilot for patients living in the East Lancashire areas (Hyndburn, Ribblesdale, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale). This contract will be funded on a cost per case basis with a dedicated prescribing budget.

East Lancashire CCG would like to commission an innovative and Integrated Community DVT Service which provides a one stop shop approach and streamlined pathway across dedicated sites in East Lancashire. The pilot will provide increase accessibility and equitability via a high quality, safe and streamlined pathway, providing which is better value for money and is responsive to patients needs and predicted demand in line with NICE guidelines.

The following key service requirements and outcomes:

Service requirements:

• 5 day service, delivered from 8am to 8pm (Monday to Friday) The service will provide whole leg scan.
• One service pathway with a referral process linked to EMIS for a streamlined patient pathway to achieve efficient and safe patient referral and management.
• Service to manage the full patient journey in compliance with agreed local care pathways and protocols which includes up to 3 months patient management (this will involve initial and follow up appointments, prescribing, full leg ultrasound scan, self help advice and education) in compliance with NICE recommendations for unprovoked DVTs as well as other related conditions causing leg swelling redness and pain including thrombophlebitis, cellulitis, ruptured bakers cysts, superficial skin infections etc. Unconfirmed DVT patients will be discharged back to their regular GPs for further review and treatment.
• Provide prescribing and ultrasound scan to 100% of referred patients within 4- 24 hours of being requested by a health professional.
• Agree a local pathway from A&E/UCC/Elective Treatment Centre to deflect non-emergency/complex patients to community DVT Service. This is in support of managing demand and flow from A & E and managing patients closer to home.
• To actively promote and encourage the utilisation of the service across all Pennine Lancs GP's through local campaigns and communication.
• To refer discounted DVT patients onto other community service pathways for longer term management e.g. cellulitis pathway/healthy legs café.
• To refer all complex patients to secondary care (via agree protocols and pathway). These pathways have been agreed at Blackburn with Darwen and it is expected that they will be replicated across East Lancashire.

For Service Outcomes please see Other Information below.

The Commissioner is planning to hold a Bidders Event on Thursday
21 December 2017 from 10am at East Lancashire CCG, Walshaw House, Regent Street, Nelson BB9 8AS. To find out more or to register your interest please email mlcsu.tenders@nhs.net

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

East Lancashire Community Deep Vein Thrombosis Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 13 December 2017

Links

Additional text

Service outcomes:
• Service to manage an approximately 443 patients per annum.
• 100% of patients offered diagnostics including an ultrasound scan, prescribing, diagnostics and patient appointment within 4-24 hours to ensure the service is delivered within NICE guidance.
• To increase the number of patients with suspected DVT's diagnosed, assessed, treated and managed within a community setting.
• Service to manage 95% of patients referred/deflected from GP's/A & E/ UCC/Out of Hours service seen per annum.
• Improve the patient experience, through patient surveys and feedback measured via the Quality reporting via the schedule 4 contract report, delivered by a standardised local pathway to reduce variation in service.
• A reduction in the number of confirmed and suspected DVT patients accessing secondary care of approximately 85%, which will be achieved through deflection from GP's and A &E/UCC (see Appendix 3 for service activity and cost modelling).
• Provision of a cost effective and efficient service which delivers value for money via 6 monthly service evaluations.

To respond to this opportunity please visit the NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU e-sourcing portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

About the buyer

Address

Jubilee House
Leyland
PR26 6TR
England

Email

mlcsu.tenders@nhs.net

Website

http://midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/