Published date: 4 May 2018

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.


Closing: 8 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SYPS/BASS/VR/18/08

Published date

4 May 2018

Closing date

8 June 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: The service will be commissioned using the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The commissioner is seeking practitioners to provide Community Carpal Tunnel and Hand Surgery Services to patients who are over 18 and registered with a practice that is part of Bassetlaw CCG, or people who are resident in Bassetlaw CCG area but are not registered with any practice whatsoever.

The AQP process will appoint providers to deliver a 'Community Carpal Tunnel & Hand Surgery Service' which GP's and their patients may choose to refer to following initial clinical assessment and conservative treatment.

The service will include:

- Confirmation of initial clinical assessment
- Injection (if required)
- Splinting (if required)
- Open release surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Surgery for Trigger Finger
- Surgery for Ganglion
- Follow up (if required)
- Discharge and management planning

Under this specification providers will deliver service elements as required under a 'one stop' service.

Effective referral to a 'one stop' service' will be supported by:

- a best practice and evidence based pathway
- a standard referral form
- a GP pathway & questionnaire
- and routine follow up guidance

The price offered to providers for this service can be found in Document 1 - Instructions for Completion of a Tender Response, Section 2 (Commercial Framework), available at www.nhssourcing.co.uk

The service will be commissioned using the Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process.

To access the procurement documentation, please go to www.nhssourcing.co.uk

If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on "Register Here". Once you have logged into the website, click on the link "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" in the Supplier Area box. This AQP will be listed here.

Click on the Title, and then on the green button "Express Interest". By doing this, you will have invited yourself to participate in the AQP. This enables you to download any Buyer Attachments, send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, and respond to the AQP.


More information

Links

Additional text

To access the procurement documentation, please go to www.nhssourcing.co.uk

If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on "Register Here". Once you have logged into the website, click on the link "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" in the Supplier Area box. This AQP will be listed here.

Click on the Title, and then on the green button "Express Interest". By doing this, you will have invited yourself to participate in the AQP. This enables you to download any Buyer Attachments, send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, and respond to the AQP.


About the buyer

Contact name

Vickie Riley

Address

722 Prince of Wales Road
Sheffield
S9 4EU
England

Email

Vickie.Riley@nhs.net