Published date: 12 September 2024
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£21,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_464080/1403894
Published date
12 September 2024
Closing date
17 October 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 July 2025
Contract end date
30 June 2030
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
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This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Authority has a requirement for rapid access to a diagnostic imaging capability and orthopaedic surgical treatment service. The intent of the contract is to treat service personnel diagnosed with, or suffering from suspected musculo-skeletal disorders, with the aim of returning injured service personnel to a deployable health status at the earliest opportunity. Delivery of the requirement may be met by one or more Suppliers.
The Authority has a national integrated network of Rehabilitation Facilities. These include the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Stanford Hall, 12 Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRUs) (Annex A) and 106 Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRFs) based across the UK.
The requirement will be utilised for rapid access diagnostics or surgery falls out with the capability or timeliness of Defence or the NHS. All referrals under this contract shall be made via Multi-disciplinary Injury Assessment Clinics (MIACs) which are conducted at RRU's and DMRC, and which are led by Sports & Exercise Consultants and Band 7 Physiotherapists.
REQUIREMENT
The Supplier is to provide the following three key outputs:
a. Diagnostic Imaging
30 Scans per month per RRU for access to a range of high-quality diagnostic imaging capabilities within 15 working days.
All images and reports are available via the Image Exchange Portal (IEP).
b. Orthopaedic Surgical Treatment
50 surgical procedures per month collectively across all RRUs and DMRC for access to high quality orthopaedic surgical intervention.
c. Accelerated Spinal Pathway
20 Spinal procedures per month collectively across all RRUs and DMRC to deliver a 2-week Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway.
Diagnostic Imaging Centres should be available at locations which are convenient for patients to access, with at least one imaging location per RRU being made available under the contract.
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