Published date: 23 October 2015
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
YHCSP0112
Published date
23 October 2015
Closing date
2 December 2015
Contract start date
1 February 2016
Contract end date
31 January 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other:
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is procuring a community dermatology service for the population of Wakefield District using the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) route. The aim is to provide a high quality service for specific dermatological conditions that would benefit from treatments and can be undertaken safely in the community setting. This will ensure patients have choice and ease of access and to meet the overall objectives of delivering care closer to home.
The successful provider(s) will provide a community dermatology service located within the boundaries of Wakefield District and accessible to children and adults registered with Wakefield GPs.
The overarching aims of the service are to provide:
• Safe and appropriate treatment for children and adults with dermatological conditions/complaints; •A demonstrably safe, consultant delivered service for isotretinoin treatment;
•Specialist advice, which may utilise technology, to 40 General Practices on the diagnosis and treatment of dermatological conditions for adults and children;
•A service that works with primary and secondary care to treat dermatological conditions/complaints opportunity for health promotion;
•An approach with the local acute hospital trust that provides individuals' follow-up care in non-hospital settings;
•Rapid access to light treatment and patch-testing;
•Training and educational opportunities for 40 General Practices on the diagnosis and treatment of dermatological conditions/complaints.
NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) serves a registered population of approximately 350,000 people.
In securing services from Any Qualified Providers (AQP), NHS Wakefield CCG requires assurance of competence, quality and safety standards, just as it would for services secured under a formal tender process. Any provider will be eligible to apply for this AQP subject to demonstrating compliance and competency against the specified criteria outlined in the service specification.
The successful provider(s) will be expected to sign the standard NHS contract, accepting all terms and conditions. It should be noted that under the AQP model, there will be no guarantees of volume or payment in the contracts awarded.
Payment would be at national tariff, as detailed within the Payment by Results guidance for face-to-face and non-face-to-face consultant-led outpatient appointments. Payment for undertaken procedures will be at the clinically applicable national tariff, as per the Payment by Results guidance.
More information
Links
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- https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
- Tender notice
- NHS Sourcing
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How to apply
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Actions Watch this contract Publish tender or contract documents View statistics Withdraw Copy Update notice Does this contract match any of my saved searches?
About the buyer
Contact name
David Warsop
Address
Broadlea House
Dyson Wood Way
Bradley
HD2 2GZ
England
Website
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