Published date: 15 April 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£15,000,000 to £25,000,000
Procurement reference
PR002632A
Published date
15 April 2018
Approach to market date
30 June 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS England South (South West) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission a Diabetic Eye Screening
Programme service (DESP) for the populations of:
• Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
• Devon including Plymouth
• Torbay
• North Somerset
• Somerset
• Bristol
• South Gloucestershire
• Gloucestershire.
The eligible population includes patients diagnosed with Diabetes over the age of 12 registered with, or eligible
to be registered with a GP in the identified geographies as well as individuals within prisons, secure units and
the armed forces. The specific geographies upon which services will be procured is still subject to consultation.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU)
on behalf of the Commissioners.
The aim of the Diabetic Eye Screening programme is to reduce the risk of sight loss amongst people with
diabetes by the prompt identification and effective treatment if necessary of sight threatening diabetic
retinopathy. There are three key elements of service delivery namely:
• call/recall for all people with diabetes invited for routine digital screening - this is currently undertaken on an
annual basis but will reduce during the contract term in line with national guidance,
• digital surveillance where individuals need more frequent screening and
• slit lamp biomicroscopy (SLB) for those individuals where normal photography is inappropriate e.g. suffering
from cataracts.
The Commissioners seeks interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers (including third sector and
social enterprise organisations, private and NHS) to provide the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme to
patients living and registered in the identified geographies. This procurement will be divided in to Lots.
It is envisaged that the tender documentation for the procurement of services will be available in June 2018, with
an anticipated service commencement date for the Diabetic Eye Screening programmes from 1st April 2019. A
separate advert will be published to alert interested parties when the tender documentation is available.
Two Market Engagement Events will be held to provide interested parties with further information about the
procurements. These are as follows:
Wednesday, 6th June 2018 at 10 am; Venue Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS and
Thursday, 7th June 2018 at 10 am, Venue Aztec Hotel and Spa, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4TS
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More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2018/2019 | £5,000,000 |
About the buyer
Contact name
Lisa Chivers
Address
SOUTH PLAZA
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England
Telephone
07827896041
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Approach to market date: 30 June 2018
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